8 authors, including: Samia Sarkis Living Reefs Foundation 13

Recreational Fisheries

To date, a recreational fishing license is required only for lob- ster diving in Bermuda; for this reason, there is no statistical record of recreational finfish catch. This study provides scope for a first assessment of recreational fisheries in Bermuda, based on responses of local residents in 400 households. Details of socio-demographics characteristics, such as ethnic- ity, income and household size, were compared with the 2004 Expenditure survey, conducted by the Department of Statistics (Government of Bermuda); results are similar, and details of these characteristics are given in the Recreational and Culture value section of this document.

Of the 400 households interviewed, 30% indicate that one or more household member fishes recreationally. This