Economic Activity Report: Recreational Saltwater Fishing in Southeast Georgia

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Article

Publication Date

10-1-2003

Publication Title

Water Policy Working Paper #2003-010

Abstract

Georgians represent 96 percent of the recreational saltwater fishing in the state. Using IMPLAN®, this study evaluates the economic importance associated with the activity in both the coastal region and the state as a whole. Six scenarios are examined to determine the extent of economic activity. These scenarios include a base case for the coastal region, elimination of recreational saltwater fishing from the coastal region and state’s economy, and a 25 percent increase in coastal and state recreational saltwater fishing by the year 2005. The analysis indicates the significance of recreational saltwater fishing in Georgia’s coastal and statewide economies.

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