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Economic Contributions of Alabama Seafood Industry and Marine Recreational Fishing, 2006-2017

The economic contributions of marine recreational fishing include economic activities generated from marine fishing trips and expenditures on fishing-related durable equipment. The three marine recreational fishing modes include charter boats-for-hire, private boats, and shore fishing. 

The economic contributions of the seafood industry include economic activities generated from commercial fishing, seafood processing, seafood wholesaling, seafood importing, seafood and fish markets and seafood restaurants.

Output or sales are the gross sales by businesses within the economic region affected by an activity. The total economic contribution is the sum of direct, indirect and induced effects. The total sales contributions of marine recreational fishing industry and seafood industry are shown below:

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Employment or job contributions are expressed in terms of a mix of both full-time and part-time jobs. The total economic contributions are the sum of direct, indirect and induced effects. The total job contributions of marine recreational fishing industry and seafood industry are shown below:

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Source of raw data: NOAA Fisheries.