The Ingenieur Vol 57 January-March 2014 The Ingenieur Vol 57 January-March 2014 | Page 71

boat and only 2.5% came by public transportation
(bus). The time spent at the site averaged seven
hours that is ample to indulge in a fishing activity.
Fishing exceeding the whole day is rare.
Most of the anglers were males and
Malays accounted for 93.75% and 96.88% of the
respondents. More than half of the respondents
(53.75%) earned a monthly income of RM5011,000 with another 12.5% and 18.75% earning
RM1,001-1,500 and RM1,501-2,000 respectively.
Almost half of the respondents or 47.83% of
the respondents are involved in farming or are
rubber/oil palm smallholders. Other professions
are Government officers and businessmen each
with 13.04% of the respondents. The rests are
involved in other jobs such as security officers and
freshwater fish culturing and selling. About 56.25%
of the anglers aged between 26-46 years old.
The fre