Angling participation survey

Substance, an independent, not-for-profit social research company, is using a questionnaire to survey anglers in England & Scotland about important aspects of their participation, including how often they go angling, why they go angling and what species they try to catch. The survey is open to ALL ANGLERS – coarse, game or sea anglers; match, specimen or pleasure anglers.

The research aims to collect a representative body of evidence about angling participation. The evidence is likely to strengthen the many claims that have been made about the importance of angling to communities and the natural environment, and supplement the economic studies recently undertaken in Scotland.

The questionnaire is  part of a much larger, Big Lottery-funded study investigating the social and community benefits of angling (visit www.anglingresearch.org.uk for more information).

You can help simply by completing a questionnaire. To launch the questionnaire click here.

Substance would like to highlight:

• All data collected is strictly confidential
• It will only be used by Substance for this research programme

If you have already completed a questionnaire – THANK YOU – and please ignore this post.

Within this larger project there is a specific case study of angling in Assynt, looking at the role that angling can play  in rural communities, how it can be developed for the community’s benefit and how it can be supported.

This will involve

• Interviews with all those involved in delivering angling in the area
• Research to help local angling groups
• Interviews and questionnaire studies with angler visitors to the area
• Interactive elements so that you can contribute

The project will work closely with angling and community organisations and charities, policymakers and anglers to help address gaps in knowledge and provide evidence of angling’s role to help influence changes in policy as well as highlight best practice.

For more information about the Social and Community Benefits of Angling research programme, please go to www.anglingresearch.org.uk .

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