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Chromer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: OceanShores, WA
Posts: 603
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Utilizing newly released data from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the American Sportfishing Association’s latest economic analysis lays out the $116 billion worth of benefits sportfishing brings to our local, state and national economies.
ASA’s report details how forty-five million American’s spent more than $42 billion on fishing tackle, trips and related services in 2001 with each angler spending an average of $1,046 on fishing. In addition, more than one million jobs are related to sportfishing, accounting for more than $30 billion in wages.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Survey of Fishing, Hunting............:
Fishing continues to be a favorite pastime in the United States. In 2001, 16% of the U.S. population 16 years old and older spent an average of 16 days fishing. Comparing results of the 2001 Survey and the 1996 Survey reveals that the number of all anglers declined 3% and overall fishing expenditures fell 17% — a 16% drop in trip and a 22% drop in equipment expenditures.
Fishing Expenditures in Washington .....................
Anglers 16 years old and older spent$854 million on fishing expenses in Washington in 2001.
Trip-related expenditures including food and lodging, transportation, and other expenses totaled$342 million—40 percent of all their fishing expenditures. They spent $120million on food and lodging and $99million on transportation. Other trip expenses such as equipment rental, bait, and cooking fuel totaled $124 million. Each angler spent an average of $386 on trip-related costs during 2001.
Anglers spent $469 million on equipment in Washington in 2001, 55 percent of all fishing expenditures. Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.) totaled $117million—25 percent of the equipment total. Auxiliary equipment expenditures (tents, special fishing clothes, etc.) and special equipment expenditures (boats, pickups, etc.) amounted to $352 million,75 percent of the equipment total.
Special and auxiliary equipment are items that were purchased for fishing, but could be used in activities other than fishing.
The purchase of other items such as magazines, membership dues, licenses, permits, stamps, and land leasing and ownership amounted to $43 million—5percent of all fishing expenditures
Fishing Expenditures in Washington
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $854 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $342 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $469 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $352 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43 million
(Lic. Sales ..............................info. not found – requested)
Fishing Expenditures in Oregon ..............................
Anglers 16 years old and older spent $602million on fishing expenses in Oregon in 2001.
Trip-related expenditures including food and lodging, transportation, and other expenses totaled $259 million—43percent of all their fishing expenditures. They spent $100 million on food and lodging and $85 million on transportation. Other trip expenses such as equipment rental, bait, and cooking fuel totaled $74million. Each angler spent an average of$386 on trip-related costs during 2001.
Anglers spent $245 million on equipment in Oregon in 2001, 41 percent of all fishing expenditures. Fishing equipment (rods, reels, line, etc.) totaled $76million—31 percent of the equipment total. Auxiliary equipment expenditures (tents, special fishing clothes, etc.) and special equipment expenditures (boats, pickups, etc.) amounted to $169 million,69 percent of the equipment total. Special and auxiliary equipment are items that were purchased for fishing, but could be used in activities other than fishing.
The purchase of other items such as magazines, membership dues, licenses, permits, stamps, and land leasing and ownership amounted to $97 million—16percent of all fishing expenditures.
Fishing Expenditures in Oregon
(State residents and nonresidents 16 years old and older)
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $602 million
Trip-related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259 million
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245 million
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76 million
Auxiliary and special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169 million
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97 million
(Lic. sales 2002 incl. Combo - ODFW “economic information sales” $12,584,932.25)
Oregon Blue Book...............................:
Few states can match Oregon's variety of sport fishing opportunities. More than 62,000 miles of fishing streams and 1,600 lakes and reservoirs provide some kind of angling year round. The businesses serving the hundreds of thousands of sport anglers depend heavily on these fisheries for their income. About 700,000 residents and out-of-state visitors purchase angling licenses annually. Anglers spent over $700 million in Oregon in 2001, with an associated impact on state level personal income of about $300 million.
Adding It Up (WDFW).................................:
The Columbia River spring chinook fishery, alone, is estimated to generate a $15.4 million economic impact, according to the Northwest Sportfishing Association. The Northwest Dive News estimates that Washington has 10,000 active scuba divers who spend an average of $150 a day when pursuing their sport, after typically shelling out $3,000 on gear and lessons.
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Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime.
Jimmy Cannon
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