A Creel/Angler Survey for an Urban Estuarine River: Development and Outcome. J. Kinnell, Triangle Economic Research, N.D.; and N. Wilson, Wilson & Associates
A creel/angler survey (CAS) was developed for the lower six miles of the Passaic River, a highly urban and industrial section of river that flows through Newark, NJ and empties into Newark Bay. This section of the river is primarily channelized with bulkhead and limited public access and contains a fish consumption advisory warning anglers not to eat the fish or crabs from the river. The CAS was conducted to address the following:
1. Support the assessment of the level of public health risk from fish consumption
2. Determine the level of angling activity throughout the entire six-mile stretch of the lower Passaic River
3. Determine the level of risk knowledge for fish consumption and any behavioral changes based on that knowledge
4. Provide site-specific input into risk management decisions
The CAS collected data for a one-year period. The survey used two data collection methods: boat-based counts of anglers observed throughout the study area and land-based interviews of anglers observed at designated locations. The boat-based counts were used to enumerate anglers and determine the level of fishing and crabbing activity in the lower six miles. The interviews were used to provide complete creel data on anglers’ trips, catch, and consumption. This paper describes characteristics of the site and local populations that influenced the development of the study. It also provides initial results of the study and describes how information from the boat-based counts and the land-based interviews will be combined to develop values for exposure factors to be used in the human-health risk assessment.
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