A survey of recreation on the Waiau River, Southland 1982-1985 / J.M. Riddell.

"May 1989."

1. Introduction -- 2. Data collection -- 2.1 Recreation survey -- 2.2 Angler interviews -- 3. Data quality -- 4. Data analysis -- 4.1 Recreation data -- a) Assessment of average river usage -- b) Assessment of total river usage -- c) Variables determining river usage -- 4.2 Angler survey -- a) General -- b) Variables determining angler catch -- c) Comparison with previous studies -- 5. Results of recreation study -- 5.1 Characteristics of river usage -- a) All recreational activities -- b) River usage by adults and juniors -- c) River usage on weekdays and weekend days/holidays -- d) Zone usage for all activities -- e) Monthly usage for all activities -- f) Estimate of total number of users for each survey period, all activities -- g) Comparison of survey weather and river conditions with normals and averages -- 5.2 Characteristics of zone usage -- a) Zone A -- b) Zone B -- c) Zone C -- d) Zone D -- e) Zone E -- f) Summary of angling and onlooking for the zones -- 5.3 Variables determining number of river users -- 6. Angler interviews -- 6.1 Interview results -- 6.2 Variables influencing angler catch -- 6.3 Comparison of results with the Teirney et al study -- 8. Conclusions -- 9. Management implications -- 10. Acknowledgements -- 11. References -- Appendix 1. Recreational survey form -- Appendix 2. Angler interview form -- Appendix 3. Number of days sampled for each month, zone and survey period -- Appendix 4. Calculation of mean and total river usage -- Appendix 5. Turnover factors for re-estimating total river usage -- Appendix 6. Definition of variables -- Appendix 7. Recreation survey - raw data file, 1982/83 and 1983/84 -- Appendix 8. Angler survey - raw data file 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1984/85.

GRETA POINT: 556.53(931.353) RID