Impact Of Recreational Fishing Expenditures On The State And Local Economies Of Hawaii

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hoffman, Robert G. ; Yamauchi, Hiroshi
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  HAWAU (Hawaii Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Recreational fishing is enjoyed by thousands of fishermen each year in Hawaii. From an economic standpoint this activity can also be measured in millions of dollars spent annually. Because of the increased number of fishermen, and because they have limited access to the sea, a great deal of concern for the problem has been brought to public attention in recent years. A lack of data on recreational fishing prompted the Hawaii State Division of Fish and Game to conduct inshore surveys of recreational fishing activities between July 1958 and June 1961, and to compile the results in a series of unpublished reports. The survey was discontinued after June 1961 because of a serious shortage of manpower. However, it was the intention of the State Division of Fish and Game to resume the survey and extend it to the Counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai as soon as sufficient personnel were made available. In 1966, the State Division of Fish and Game directed its efforts at monitoring the activities of certain organized groups, such as shoreline and boat-fishing clubs. Questionnaires were prepared so that fishermen could report the results of their fishing trips. One survey form was designed for the use of inshore fishermen and another for the use of offshore fishermen. The primary purpose of the study herein described was to reduce the information gap concerning the socio-economic aspects of recreational fishing in response to the needs expressed in the previous section." More specific objectives included the following: a. To estimate participation in the various kinds of recreational fishing activities b. To estimate the expenditures of recreational fishermen and c. To estimate the economic impact of recreational fishing on the State of Hawaii.
• Series:
  UNIHI-SEAGRANT-AR
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  HAWAU-T-73-003
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. 04-3-158-29
• Place as Subject:
  Hawaii
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/40233/noaa_40233_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Sea Grant Publications
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2b0c46305ac2a2a75892ae2c7ffbdfa64f54b762e7bf64275e1119633c74cb0a