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2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Selected Results for Fisheries Management Zones in Ontario This technical report should be cited as follows: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2020. 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Results for Fisheries Management Zones of Ontario. Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Peterborough, Ontario. 61pp. Printed in Ontario, Canada MNRF Print: 978-1-4868-4729-7 PDF: 978-1-4868-4730-3 This publication was produced by: Fisheries Policy Section Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 300 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario 9J8M5 Cover photo courtesy of A. Skinner, 2020 This specialized publication, 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Results for Fisheries Management Zones of Ontario is available in English only according to Regulation 411/97 which exempts it from translation under the French Language Services Act. To obtain information in French, please contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry at [email protected]. Cette publication hautement spécialisée, 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Results for Fisheries Management Zones of Ontario n'est disponible qu'en anglais en vertu du Règlement 671/92 qui en exempte l'application de la Loi sur les services en français. Pour obtenir de l'aide en français, veuillez communiquer avec le ministère des richesses naturelles au [email protected]. 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Ontario Results i Executive Summary The 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada collected information from anglers about their recreational fishing activities to assess the economic and social importance of recreational fisheries to Canada’s provinces and territories. As part of this survey, anglers who fished in the province of Ontario were asked additional questions about the locations fished, the number of fish caught and harvested by species as well as other socio-economic information regarding their fishing activities. L’Enquête de 2015 sur la pêche récréative au Canada a permis de recueillir de l’information sur les activités de pêche récréative afin d’évaluer l’importance économique et sociale des pêches récréatives dans les provinces et les territoires du Canada. Toujours dans le cadre de cette enquête, un questionnaire provincial a été envoyé aux pêcheurs qui pratiquent cette activité en Ontario. Le questionnaire comprenait des questions supplémentaires sur les lieux de pêche, le nombre de poissons attrapés et récoltés selon l’espèce, ainsi que d’autres renseignements d’ordre socio-économique sur les activités de pêche. Il s’agit pour l’instant de la source la plus complète et la plus à jour de statistiques sur la récolte, la conservation et l’économie dans le domaine de la pêche sportive en Ontario. 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Ontario Results ii Table Contents 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Selected Results for Fisheries Management Zones in Ontario ............................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................ii Table Contents ............................................................................................................................ iii 1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Sampling methodology ......................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Data adjustment and analysis ........................................................................................... 6 2.2 Fisheries Management Zone Calculations ........................................................................ 8 2.3 Provincially Significant Inland Fisheries ............................................................................ 8 2.4 Comparing surveys ............................................................................................................ 8 3.0 Survey results ........................................................................................................................ 8 3.1 Survey sample description ................................................................................................ 8 3.2 Angler characteristics ...................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Angler activity ................................................................................................................. 12 3.4 Species catch and harvest ............................................................................................... 18 3.5 Expenditures ................................................................................................................... 32 3.6 Angler Experience ........................................................................................................... 34 4.0 References .......................................................................................................................... 35 5.0 Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 35 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Ontario Results iii 1.0 Introduction The 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada is the ninth in a series of federal - provincial surveys carried out every five years since 1975. The survey is a stratified random sample of licensed anglers that collects data about fishing effort, catch and harvest, as well as angler demographics, opinions and economic expenditures. The Ontario component of this survey requests the names of the waterbodies on which an angler fished in the previous year, the towns closest to them, and the number of fish caught and kept by species. These questions allow for the generation of spatially explicit estimates of fishing effort, catch, and harvest. This report is supplemental to the 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Selected Results for Ontario Fisheries report, giving a summary of selected results for Fisheries Management Zones (FMZs) and Provincially Significant Inland Fisheries (PSIFs) (formerly referred to as Specially Designated Waters (SDWs) in Ontario (Table 1, Table 29 and Figure 1). It provides fisheries information in tables and figures which can be used for a variety of planning purposes, including assisting managers and zone councils in developing management plans for Fisheries Management Zones. Table 1 - Provincially Significant Inland Fisheries (PSIF) in Ontario. Fisheries Provincial Significant Inland Fisheries Management Zone (FMZ) 4 Lac Seul 5 Lake of the Woods 5 Rainy Lake 5 Winnipeg River 6 Lake Nipigon 11 Lake Nipissing 16 Grand River 16 Lake Simcoe 17 Lake Scugog 17 Rice Lake 17 Tri-Lakes (Chemong, Buckhorn and Pigeon Lakes) 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Ontario Results 4 Figure 1 - Fisheries Managment Zones and Provincially Significant Inland Fisheries (PSIFs) in Ontario. 2.0 Sampling methodology The 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada was received in February of 2016 by 42,611 anglers comprised of Ontario residents, Canadian residents, and U.S. citizens (Table 2). Anglers were selected using stratified random sampling with stratification based on licence category (excluding 1-day licences) and region of licence sales. For further stratification details see the Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Selected Results for Ontario Fisheries report. Anglers were asked to report on their 2015 fishing activities, angler characteristics, fishing locations, fishing effort and harvest, expenditures, and fishing preferences. On February 10, 2016, half of the selected anglers were provided an access code and were invited to complete the survey online; the other half of the selected anglers were mailed a paper survey with a return postage paid envelope. Two follow up contacts were made by mail to both groups (February 20, 2016 and March 14, 2016), prompting them to respond. Anglers who were invited to complete the survey online had the option of phoning and requesting a paper survey; 737 of these anglers made this request and 548 of these anglers completed the paper survey. There were no 2015 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada: Ontario Results 5 incentives offered in 2015 to encourage survey response whereas in 2010, there was a draw for prizes. 2.1 Data adjustment and analysis 2.1.1 Response rates and weighting A total of 9,182 respondents completed the survey, which included participants in four different angler groups Canadian residents (not from Ontario), Non-Canadian residents (non- resident), Ontario residents and Seniors (Ontario residents over 65 who either purchased or fished with a deemed licence) (Table 2). To ensure that the entire angler population was represented in the analysis, the data for each responding angler was weighted. Each angler who responded to the survey has two weightings: the respondent weight and the household weight. The respondent weighting is used to calculate the fishing activity and opinion questions, while the household weight is used for expenditure calculations (Hogg 2010). There were several outliers in the expenditure values, and these outliers were only applied