South Carolina youth aquatic survey

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess South Carolina youth's awareness of issues related to aquatic natural resources and recreational fishing. The goal of this study was to gather data on South Carolina youth in order to assist the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources tailor its youth aquatic programs and services. South Carolina youths' attitudes toward, opinions on, knowledge of, and perceived priorities toward South Carolina aquatic resources and recreational fishing were gathered in this quantitative survey. This study examined fishing initiation, motivation, and fishing participation rates among South Carolina youth. Data were examined for youth 8-18 years old and for their gender and grade-level population subsets.