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Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico
| 题名： | Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico |
| 作者： | Hiett, R. L.; Milon, J. W. |
| 关键词： | Offshore platforms##Mexico Gulf##Economic impacts##Recreational fishing##Diving##Offshore drilling##Surveys##Oil structures##Gas structures##Expenditures##Private boat fishing##Charter boats##Party boats##Dive shop operators## |
| 摘要： | This 1999 survey of Gulf of Mexico recreational fishermen and divers strongly indicated the importance of oil and gas structures as well as artificial reefs created from such structures to the coastal counties of the Gulf states. Of the 4.5 million recreational fishing trips estimated in the Gulf states from Alabama through Texas in 1999, 21.9 percent of them were within 300 feet of an oil or gas structure. Of the 83,780 estimated diving trips, 93.6 percent were within 300 feet of such a structure. Multiple structures were visited during these recreational trips with the total annual structure-visits estimated at 2.2 million. The economic activity associated with these visits was substantial. According to the analyses performed, there were $127.9 million in direct expenditures during 1999 associated with recreational visits to oil and gas structures in the Gulf states plus another $640.0 million in annual equipment-related expenditures. The total economic output in coastal counties associated with recreational fishing and diving near oil and gas structures in the Gulf was $324.6 million, including $164.1 million in the value added component and employment estimated at 5,560 full time equivalents. An analysis of the incremental value of oil and gas structures for recreational activities indicated that the typical angler who visited such structures spent more than those who did not. The most reliable estimate is that anglers who visited oil and gas structures spend an additional $1,532 annually. |
| 总页数： | 304 |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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