[ODFW-News] ODFW asks for information from anglers

[ODFW News]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 	
Contact: 	Anne Pressentin Young, (503) 947-6020 
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us  Fax (503) 947-6009
	

For Immediate Release	Wednesday, November 5, 2003

ODFW asks for information from anglers 

NEWPORT - To improve knowledge of saltwater sport fishing effort and harvest levels, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking anglers to cooperate with a telephone survey. 

Selected anglers will be asked the number of days they went saltwater sport fishing in Oregon during the previous two months, and a few questions about each of those fishing days. 

"We know that most people don't like to be disturbed with surveys, especially over the telephone, so we are keeping the survey as short as possible," said Linda ZumBrunnen of ODFW.   

During the first period of calls, conducted in early September, the survey averaged two minutes for people who had done no saltwater fishing and eight minutes for people who had.

Phone calls will be made during a three-week period every two months.  Names are selected randomly from a database of all fishing license holders.  The sampling goal for each calling period ranges between 400 and 800 complete interviews, or about 1 or 2 percent of license holders.  

"We urge anglers to cooperate with the survey so that their activities are reflected accurately in the results," ZumBrunnen said.

Questions or comments about the survey can be directed to Linda ZumBrunnen in Newport at (541) 867-0300 Ext. 260 or linda.zumbrunnen at oregonstate.edu.

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Information and Education Division
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(503) 947-6002