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Recreational FisheriesUsing Customer Surveys to Assess Economic Impacts
Dan O’Keefe, Ph.D.Michigan Sea Grant & MSU Extension
8/14/11
2009 Michigan Fishing Economics Study
Charter fishing customer survey
Tournament captain survey
Evaluation of outcomes/impacts
Charter Customer Survey~9,000 invitation cards 2009
141 responses to online survey
12 non-responders replied
Ludington accounted for 78% of returns, Lks. Huron and Michigan well-represented
Change in Expenditures Associated with Charter Fishing Trips Due to Economic Downturn in 2009
Local Spending per Party (2009 $s)
1985 2009Charter fees and tips $454.08 $613.02 Hotels, motels, B&Bs, camping $249.48 $213.08 Restaurants and taverns $239.24 $119.37 Groceries and liquor stores $107.80 $75.81 Fuel for automobiles and trucks $9.44 $93.29 Entertainment $47.20 $23.29 Souvenirs and shopping* $77.12 $37.61 Auto/truck expenditures other than fuel - $14.31 Fishing licenses - $50.71 Fishing equipment - $5.60 Other - $16.84
TOTAL $1,181.36 $1,262.96
Fishing Party Expenditures
* Included all other expenditures in 1985
Economic Impacts to Coastal Communities in 2009
Total Personal Employment Expenditures Output Income Hours
Lake Erie and St. Clair System $1,032,329 $1,427,230 $538,115 25,468Lake Huron $1,364,680 $1,563,551 $574,493 50,002Lake Michigan $9,051,449 $11,605,165 $4,989,910 259,756Lake Superior $226,518 $276,027 $102,021 8,573
TOTAL $11,674,976 $14,871,972 $6,204,539 343,799
Economic Output Based on MDNRE Trip Counts 1990-2009
Economic Output Based on MDNRE Trip Counts Lake Huron Regions - 1990-2009
Economic Impact CalculatorInput any number of trips taken
and name of lake
Economic impacts are given based on 2009 data
Trip numbers for each port/year are on MDNR site
Pre- and post- data could be used to evaluate effects of restoration on charter-induced tourism
Tournament Economic Impacts16 Tournament Trail events
around Lk. Michigan in 2009
$852,113 gross sales in coastal communities
21,386 employment hours
$1,436.56 spent per team; no Pro/Am difference
11% overlap with charter economic impacts
Economic Impacts of Ludington Offshore Classic 2009
131 teams fished
$109,545 gross sales resulted
2,749 employment hours generated in Ludington
11% overlap with charter
Products AvailableFisheries Economics Web Pages
(www.miseagrant.umich.edu)
Fact sheets
Project Reports
Economic impact calculators
Fact Sheet Mailing263 charter captains
327 gov’t, tourism, economic development , fisheries professionals and others
Mail-in survey to evaluate reactions
How did non-captains react?57% said the value of fishing to coastal
communities was higher than they previously thought (1% lower)
55% said they would use economic data to build support for protecting Great Lakes ecosystem health
Is fisheries economics information useful to you?
Do restoration projects increase charter or tournament fishing effort?
AcknowledgementsDr. Steve Miller, MSU CEADr. Chi-Ok Oh, MSU CARRSDonna Wesander, MDRNETracy Kolb, MDNRELynn Vaccaro, MISGChuck Pistis, MISGBrandon Schroeder, MISGLudington Area Charter Boat
Association