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Table 5. Saltwater Anglers and Days of Fishing by Type of Fish: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)Type of fishAnglers Days of fishing Average daysNumber Percent Number Percent per anglerTotal, all types of fish ..................................... 8,889 100 99,474 100 11Salmon ............................................... 671 8 3,965 4 6Striped bass ............................................ 2,142 24 17,757 18 8Flatfish (flounder, halibut) ................................ 2,005 23 22,473 23 11Bluefish ............................................... 1,028 12 10,044 10 10Red drum (redfish) ...................................... 1,548 17 21,130 21 14Sea trout (weakfish) ..................................... 1,089 12 15,261 15 14Mackerel .............................................. 650 7 7,732 8 12Mahi Mahi (dolphinfish).................................. 538 6 7,352 7 14Tuna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 6 3,339 3 6Shellfish .............................................. 561 6 3,950 4 7Anything 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,962 22 16,082 16 8Another type of saltwater fish .............................. 3,388 38 38,065 38 111Respondent fished for no specific species and identified “Anything” from a list of categories of fish.Note: Detail for participants does not add to total because of multiple responses.Table 6. Hunters, Trips, and Days of Hunting by Type of Hunting: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)HUNTERSHunters, trips, and days of huntingTotal, all hunting Big game Small game Migratory birds Other animalsNumber Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentTotal in U.S .............................. 13,674 100 11,570 100 4,506 100 2,583 100 2,168 100In state of residence ...................... 12,890 94 10,976 95 4,040 90 2,418 94 1,994 92In other states ........................... 1,942 14 1,282 11 708 16 284 11 224 10TRIPSTotal in U.S .............................. 256,640 100 167,320 100 43,135 100 21,315 100 24,869 100In state of residence ...................... 244,202 95 159,894 96 39,918 93 20,341 95 24,050 97In other states ........................... 12,438 5 7,426 4 3,218 7 974 5 819 3DAYS OF HUNTINGTotal in U.S .............................. 281,884 100 212,116 100 50,884 100 23,263 100 34,434 100In state of residence ...................... 263,038 93 198,537 94 46,115 91 21,927 94 32,839 95In other states ........................... 20,291 7 14,581 7 4,975 10 1,409 6 1,687 5Average days per hunter ..................... 21 (X) 18 (X) 11 (X) 9 (X) 16 (X)(X) Not applicable.Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Percents shown are based on the respective “Total in U.S.” rows.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 59