Some of you may find these numbers interesting. I believe that they hold the key to Salmon Steelhead Recovery...

First set of numbers is State of Washington, Second set is US Total.

1996 Sport Fishing Participation and Economic Impact for
Washington

Nonresident Anglers: 171,537
Nonresident Days: 895,959
Resident Anglers: 833,507
Resident Days: 11,963,757
Total Expenditures: $ 704,396,393
Nonresident Angler Expenditures: $ 111,202,297
Resident Angler Expenditures: $ 593,194,096


Economic Impact Of Sport Fishing
Washington US Total
Angler Expenditures $ 704,396,393 $ 37,797,062,032
Total Economic Impact $ 1,358,381,838 $108,449,124,406
Wages and Salaries $ 373,822,490 $ 28,259,358,131
Jobs 16,713 1,210,083
State Sales Tax $ 45,785,766 $ 1,241,634,000
State Income Tax no tax $ 261,137,000
Federal Income Tax $ 39,676,035 $ 2,420,131,000


Economic Impact Of Fresh Water Sport Fishing
Freshwater Angler Expenditures $ 313,875,451 $ 26,898,814,893
Freshwater Economic Output $ 604,680,596 $ 76,919,593,071
Freshwater Wages and Salaries $ 168,045,885 $ 19,919,483,714
Freshwater Jobs 8,021 854,512


Economic Impact Of Salt Water Sport Fishing
Saltwater Angler Expenditures $ 201,162,776 $ 8,674,748,085
Saltwater Economic Output $ 399,946,047 $ 25,092,567,062
Saltwater Wages and Salaries $ 107,815,766 $ 6,659,787,684
Saltwater Jobs 4,605 287,707


Number Of Adult Anglers And Sport Fishing Participaion
Total Anglers (16 years old and older) 1,005,044 35,245,809
Fresh Water Anglers 768,209 28,920,776
Salt Water Anglers 378,404 9,438,238
Great Lakes Anglers 0 2,038,797
Total Fishing Days 12,859,716 625,892,832
Fresh Water Fishing Days 10,975,174 485,473,711
Salt Water Fishing Days 2,134,453 103,034,328
Great Lakes Fishing Days 0 20,094,956


Sport Fishing Expenditures On Trip Related Items
Food, Drink and Refreshments $ 84,543,597 $ 4,255,842,791
Lodging $ 29,713,420 $ 1,733,823,092
Public Transportation $ 21,109,430 $ 559,029,278
Private Transportation $ 68,033,896 $ 3,171,216,027
Boat Fuel $ 22,102,329 $ 1,339,584,467
Guide Fees, Pack Trip or Package Fees $ 10,297,162 $ 638,466,383
Public Land Use or Access Fees $ 1,194,150 $ 140,258,431
Private Land Use or Access Fees $ 912,685 $ 84,353,614
Boat Launching Fees $ 3,364,561 $ 201,377,081
Boat Mooring, Storage, Maintenance and Insurance $ 63,258,464 $ 1,398,154,895
Equipment Rental $ 4,606,423 $ 331,308,321
Bait (live, cut, prepared) $ 11,509,008 $ 1,084,661,194
Ice $ 4,407,357 $ 319,258,420
Heating and Cooking Fuel $ 2,405,696 $ 123,883,241


Angler Expenditures On Sport Fishing Equipment
Rods, Reels, Poles and Rod Making Components $ 43,724,648 $ 2,331,835,635
Lines and Leaders $ 10,820,161 $ 490,917,008
Artificial Lures, Flies, Baits and Dressing $ 15,071,874 $ 880,910,433
Hooks, Sinkers, Swivels, etc $ 8,288,522 $ 376,671,950
Tackle Boxes $ 1,563,926 $ 128,193,348
Creels, Stringers, Fish Bags, Landing Nets and Gaff Hooks $ 1,057,957 $ 95,915,440
Minnow Traps, Seines and Bait Containers $ 257,768 $ 66,220,786
Depth Finders, Fish Finders and Other Electronic Fishing Devices $ 5,120,350 $ 395,926,970
Ice Fishing Equipment $ 899,230 $ 97,557,372
Other Fishing Equipment $ 2,851,396 $ 444,526,129


Special Equipment Purchased For Sport Fishing
Camping Equipment
$ 5,856,372 $ 501,711,047
Binoculars, Field Glasses, Telescopes, etc. $ 108,753 $ 46,757,879
Special Fishing Clothing, Foul Weather Gear, Boots, Waders, etc. $ 9,393,738 $ 312,636,188
Bass Boat $ 0 $ 2,005,235,791
Other Motor Boat $ 192,913,994 $ 3,220,523,391
Canoe or Other Non-Motor Boat $ 2,747,340 $ 144,712,414
Boat Motor, Boat Trailer Hitch or Other Boat Accessories $ 7,195,372 $ 981,703,104
Pickup, Camper, Van, Travel or Tent Trailer, Motor Home, House Trailer $ 4,608,777 $ 4,573,214,215
Cabin $ 0 $ 27,394,985
Trail Bike, Dune Buggy, 4x4 Vehicle, 4-Wheeler, Snowmobile $ 36,459,031 $ 1,129,232,231
Other Special Equipment Including Ice Chest $ 489,679 $ 746,301,786


Other Sport Fishing Expenditures
Fishing Licenses $ 14,157,326 $ 519,060,780
Other Fees $ 2,905,506 $ 60,691,571
Owned or Leased Property $ 3,816,317 $ 2,340,344,488
Processing and Taxidermy Costs $ 248,377 $ 62,019,727
Books and Magazines $ 3,541,541 $ 169,546,449
Dues or Contributions to Organizations $ 2,522,596 $ 152,447,837
Other Purchases $ 317,665 $ 113,635,846

Jim what's the source of these figures?

Jim-

It would also be interesting to see the amount of dollars spent on licensing by sportsfishers in Washington. Do you know where one could find this info?

Is there similar information available for the non-tribal commercial for Washington? I bet that would tell an interesting story.

-Dan

Hey guys!

Ho...the source is the American Sportfishing Association

Dan...the washington figures are the first ones...each category has two sets of numbers, the second is US totals

According to a different study that I have.

Non treaty commercial fishing contributes 531 million to the economy. You take the numbers from there...oh. that study was done in 1999 by WDFW

Just to play the Devil's advocate I wonder what the cost of comercial production would be if you included all the transportation and maintanece facilities cold storages etc. Most of the stuies I have seen supplied by sportfish advocates usually go no further than ex vessel pricing (amount paid to the fisherman). This would be akin to adding up only the rod and reel and one set of terminal tackle to the sport angler for that one fish he or she caught. As opposed to sleds driftboats 4 wheel wonders depth finders on and on.
All of these are discretionary purchases and if there were no fishing at all the money would show up in the economy somewhere else. However if you have a bussiness that competes for these discretionary funds you should ,I guess, come up with lots of numbers to support your bussiness or lifestyle.

Hey Native,
All numbers presented (both sides) represent total economic impact which includes the person who pumps the gas..runs the cold storage...etc...

That was the purpose of both studies...to come to grips with the total economic impact.

Thanks,

Jim