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Chart 1.6
Percent of Canadian population that fished recreationally, by province and territory, 2005

Percent of Canadian population that fished recreationally, by province and territory, 2005
1.
F.W. represents British Columbia's freshwater anglers.
Note(s):  Includes adult resident anglers. Adult anglers are those 16 years of age and older (18 years of age in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and Ontario). Corresponding criteria were used to determine the adult population.
Source(s):  Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2007, Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada, 2005, Catalogue no. Fs23-522/2005E, Ottawa. Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001 (accessed April 15, 2009).