Angling Trust Litter Survey 2022

Thank-you for agreeing to take part in this short survey which aims to gain your thoughts and opinions on litter and current litter initiatives being undertaken in our fresh and marine waters. The Angling Trust will use the findings of this survey to improve the information available to anglers on litter, and identify areas where we should call for change to reduce the impact litter has on our freshwater and marine waters.

Please note that your participation in this questionnaire is completely anonymous, unless you opt in to find out more information by providing your email at the end of the survey. If you do share this information with us, you can ask for your details to be deleted at any time.

This survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete.

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* 1. What is your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65 or over

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* 2. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to say

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* 3. What is your ethnicity?

White English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British

White Irish

White Roma

White - other

Arab

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Chinese

Other Asian

White and Black Caribbean

White and Black African

White and Asian

Other mixed or multiple ethnic background

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* 4. What kind of angling do you take part in? Select all that are applicable:

Sea – shore based

Sea - boat

Coarse – carp

Coarse - other

Game

Lure

Competition

None - I do not fish

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* 5. What are the first 3-4 letters and number of your postcode. This will provide us regional information but will not allow your address to be identified. For example WC2E or CB1.

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* 6. How bad is litter at your local fishing spot? (‘None’ being no litter being visible and ‘very high’ meaning extensive litter in the water and on the bank/beach)

None

Low

Minimal

Moderate

High

Very High

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* 7. Is the problem of litter at your local fishing spot getting better or worse?

It is getting better

It has stayed the same

It is getting worse

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* 8. How do you think litter becomes present in the environment/at the water bodies where you fish? Please select the three options you feel are the main contributors for litter.

Enter via sewers/ flushed down the toilet

Dropped by the public visiting the water

Dropped by anglers visiting the water

Blown in by wind from elsewhere (nearby town, park)

Thrown from a vehicle

Dropped on the street and from there it enters the water via the drain

From an upstream source

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What items of litter do you find at your local fishing spot? Select all that are relevant?

	River	Lake	Canal	Beach
Aluminium cans	Aluminium cans River	Aluminium cans Lake	Aluminium cans Canal	Aluminium cans Beach
Angling related packaging	Angling related packaging River	Angling related packaging Lake	Angling related packaging Canal	Angling related packaging Beach
Commerical fishing net	Commerical fishing net River	Commerical fishing net Lake	Commerical fishing net Canal	Commerical fishing net Beach
Disposable face masks/ other PPE	Disposable face masks/ other PPE River	Disposable face masks/ other PPE Lake	Disposable face masks/ other PPE Canal	Disposable face masks/ other PPE Beach
Dog waste/ dog waste bags	Dog waste/ dog waste bags River	Dog waste/ dog waste bags Lake	Dog waste/ dog waste bags Canal	Dog waste/ dog waste bags Beach
Fast food related takeaway packaging	Fast food related takeaway packaging River	Fast food related takeaway packaging Lake	Fast food related takeaway packaging Canal	Fast food related takeaway packaging Beach
Glass bottles	Glass bottles River	Glass bottles Lake	Glass bottles Canal	Glass bottles Beach
Plastic bags	Plastic bags River	Plastic bags Lake	Plastic bags Canal	Plastic bags Beach
Plastic bottles	Plastic bottles River	Plastic bottles Lake	Plastic bottles Canal	Plastic bottles Beach
Recreational fishing line	Recreational fishing line River	Recreational fishing line Lake	Recreational fishing line Canal	Recreational fishing line Beach
Smoking related litter	Smoking related litter River	Smoking related litter Lake	Smoking related litter Canal	Smoking related litter Beach
Vehicle parts	Vehicle parts River	Vehicle parts Lake	Vehicle parts Canal	Vehicle parts Beach
Wet wipes	Wet wipes River	Wet wipes Lake	Wet wipes Canal	Wet wipes Beach

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What do you think is the most problematic litter in the freshwater aquatic environment? Please select one only.

Aluminium cans

Angling related packaging

Commercial fishing net

Disposable face masks/ other PPE

Dog waste/ dog waste bags

Fast food related takeaway packaging

Glass bottles

Plastic bags

Plastic bottles

Recreational fishing line

Smoking related litter

Vehicle parts

Wet wipes

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What do you think is the most problematic litter in the marine aquatic environment? Please select one per environment

Aluminium cans

Angling related packaging

Commercial fishing net

Disposable face masks/ other PPE

Dog waste/ dog waste bags

Fast food related takeaway packaging

Glass bottles

Plastic bags

Plastic bottles

Recreational fishing line

Smoking related litter

Vehicle parts

Wet wipes

Other (please specify)