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Description:Great Lakes charter fishing is an important contributor to tourism in Michigan%u2019s coastal communities. Spending profiles changed little since 1985, with each fishing party spending an average of $1,262.96 in 2009. Economic impacts of charter fishing to coastal communities included gross sales of at least $14.9 million and 343,845 labor hours in 2009. Charter fishing also drew out-of-state tourists, who booked 2,995 excursions in 2009 and generated at least $2.1 million in labor income for Michigan workers. Since 1990, trips booked by out-of-state customers decreased by 34% and trips booked by customers from the Detroit and Flint metro areas decreased by 75% while trips booked by customers from other regions of Michigan increased by 15%. The number of charter excursions taken per year on each lake has fluctuated through the years. Lake Huron experienced a 49% decline in trips from 2002 to 2009 as the Chinook salmon fishery declined. This loss of effort represents a loss of $1.46 million in economic output and 51,429 labor hours in 2009 alone, with most of the decline in central and southern ports. Over the same time period, economic impacts to Saginaw Bay ports increased by $355,197 in output as walleye fishing improved. Trip satisfaction was high across the state, and was most influenced by the hospitality of the captain and mate, the comfort of the vessel, and the number of fish caught. Sources of information used by customers to choose a boat to patronize changed substantially since 1985, with the Internet now playing a major role in marketing.
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Sea Grant Document Number:MICHU-S-11-001
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