By Abby.Welch@mdc…,
Project Associated With
Project Owner
Martha McCrary
Collection Method(s)
Access Creel,  Roving Creel
Date Range
Date Unknown
On
Important Date Details
2002
Data Collection Assumptions

Information about data collection assumptions for this project can be found in the following file location:

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Output\ 2002Methods_CatfishCreel.doc x

Geographic Scope
Regions
Statewide
Population Metrics

Anglers fishing from the bank for access creel methods and anglers fishing from boats for roving creel methods. No further demographics were identified in the data available.

Collection Resources
No Resource
Off
Resources
Name
General survey protocol
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Data\ 2002CatfishSurveyProtocol.doc x

Name
Raw data
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Data\ 2002CatfishCreel_LakeData.accdb
o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Data\ data.txt

Name
Addresses
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Address\ 2002CatfishCreel_Addresses.accdb

Name
Cover Letter Location
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Survey

Name
Output Results
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Statewide\2002 Catfish Creel\Output\ RESULTS.accdb

Response Metrics
Paper Response Rate
Response Notes
First mailing sent - 15,000 copies
Second mailing sent - 10,800 copies
Third mailing sent – 7,300 copies
Unusable surveys – 11,554 copies
Response Description
Mailing Totals
Data Factor Definitions/Key
Field/Question Number & Text Database Column Key
ID Number
IDNUM
Number assigned to creel sheet before data entry
Lake
LAKE1, LAKE2, LAKE3, LAKE4, and LAKE5
Number input on creel sheet
Days
DAYS1, DAYS2, DAYS3, DAYS4, and DAYS5
Number input on creel sheet
Equipment
  • Paper questionnaire
Software
  • Microsoft Access, 2016
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAS v.9.2
Taxonomy Selections
Project Category
Fish,  Fish Research,  Human Dimensions
Tags
Blue Catfish,  Catfish,  Creel Surveys,  Flathead Catfish
Branches
Science