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We welcome your participation in this important
study. We want the end result to fully reflect the situation
at site level and to ensure that recommendations are practicable
and effective. By completing the following questionnaire you
will be playing a vital role in identifying good management
practices for marine recreation in the UK and in Europe.
Profile
Name
Organisation
Address
Postcode
Telephone
If you are responding on behalf of an organisation
please answer questions 1.4 - 1.6 below followed by the remaining
questions in this questionnaire. If you are responding in a
personal capacity please move on to section 2 - On site information.
Does your organisation represent the interests of any recreational
user group?
YES NO
If YES how many members in your local area do you represent?
Please list the recreational activities that you organisation
represents?
On Site Information
Please tick any of the following recreational
activities which you have observed occurring in your local area.
Water Based Land Based
Motorboating Bird watching
Sailing Day tripping
Personal Water Crafting ‘jet skiing’ Walking/hiking
Windsurfing Dog walking
Dinghy sailing Fossil hunting
Water skiing Horse riding
Canoeing Cycling
Sub-aqua Off roading
Swimming Land yachting
Snorkling Kite flying
Sea fishing Shoreline angling
Motor towed inflatables Jogging
Surfing/body boarding Sand sculpting
If there are any other recreational activities
not mentioned above which also take place please list them below;
Please list what you feel are the three most
popular recreational activities that take place in your local
area.
A.
B.
C.
For each activity listed in 2.3 above, please
circle the number which best describes your opinion of the level
of that activity. Numbers 1-3 represent the following levels
of activity;
1 = Overcrowded
2 = Level of activity is OK
3 = Very low participation
Activity A: 1 2 3
Activity B: 1 2 3
Activity C: 1 2 3
Are you able to estimate how many individuals
undertake the activities listed in 2.3 above, and if so, please
state your best guess. Note: We are aiming to establish the
extent of recreational use by all recreational users and not
just those affiliated to groups or clubs.
Activity A
Per day
Per week
Per month
Per year
Activity B
Per day
Per week
Per month
Per year
Activity C
Per day
Per week
Per month
Per year
Management strategies
Please tick any of the following recreational
management measures which you are aware of in your local area.
Activity zoning (e.g. specific area for windsurfing,
water-skiing etc.)
Time zoning (e.g. restrictions at certain times of
the year, season, week or day)
Bylaws (e.g. speed restrictions)
Exclusion zones (e.g. no-go areas)
Buffer zones (those areas surrounding exclusion
zones which have a certain degree of management)
For each management measure you have ticked,
in 3.1 above, please circle the number which best describes
your opinion of it’s effectiveness. Numbers 1-3 represent the
following levels of effectiveness;
1 = Always effective
2 = Often effective
3 = Rarely effective
Activity zoning 1 2 3
Time zoning 1 2 3
Bylaws 1 2 3
Exclusion zones 1 2 3
Buffer zones 1 2 3
For any measure that you have rated as having
an effectiveness level of 3, please state why in your opinion
it is ineffective and how it could be improved.
Are there any other recreational management
techniques employed in your local area that are not listed in
3.1 above? Please list them below;
Do you wish to add any comments regarding the issues raised
by this project?
Thank you for completing this questionnaire.
Please return it before 1 June 1998 in the pre-paid enveloped
provided.
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