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How much would the loss of of California's Recreational fishing cost?
It's BIG bucks!
February 9, 2009 -- While some of these statistics are old, we can assume that the impacts are even greater today since California's population has increased by five million in the last dozen years. The state adds another third of a million people annually.
According to the most recent edition of NOAA's Fisheries Economics of the United States (2006), which covers marine economics, and recent reports by the USFWS and American Sportfishing Association, addressing freshwater economics, fishing in California is a $20 billion industry supporting some 230,000 jobs.
DFG estimates the cost of closing the fall 2007 fishing season in the Central Valley to be in the neighborhood of $255 million, along with the loss of 2,263 jobs.
A 1996 Department of Parks and Recreation study found that 23% of registered boat owners and licensed anglers in California were active in the Delta resulting in 11.8 million fishing days. (Add at least another 10% for 2008)
Details:
According to the 2006 Edition of Fisheries Economics of the United States (NOAA), California's: 1. Marine commercial fishery generated: a. $10 billion in sales impacts, b. $5.1 billion in income impacts, and c. 179,000 jobs. (Continued)... 2. 1.97 recreational marine anglers generated: a. $3.7 billion in sales, b. $1.9 billion in value-added impacts c. More 23,000 jobs.
While the data is less comprehensive regarding freshwater fisheries, the American Sportfishing Association and USFWS report that California's 1.7 million freshwater anglers generated: 1. $1.5 billion in retail sales, 2. $2.4 billion in trip related expenses, and 3. Almost 27,000 jobs. However, the number of anglers declined from 2.7 million in 1996 to 1.7 million in 2006.
A 1995 Delta Protection Commission study in 1995 found that fishing generated: 1. $186 million in fishing expenditures, 2. $336 million in sales impacts, 3. $138 million in income, 4. $209 million in value added, and 5. $6,152 jobs.