Fishing worth more than $125 billion
to US economy... and growing
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provides numerous
benefi ts to the overall wellbeing
of the U.S. Policies that
support healthy fi sheries
and angler access are critical
to supporting jobs and
businesses throughout the
country.”
The latest analysis is
based on data from the 2016
National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting and Wildlife-
Associated Recreation,which
KEY FACTS
· Each year, 35.8 million
people over 16 take to
America’s waters to fi sh.
· More than 28 million
people over 16 took to the
nation’s forests and gun
ranges to hunt and target
shoot in 2016.
· The number of people
who participate in
sportfi shing, hunting and
target shooting represents
16.5 per cent of the total
US population.
· When factoring in
multiplier effects,
spending by sportsmen
created economic activity
in excess of $220 billion.
· Hunting, fi shing and
shooting adds $119 billion
of overall value to the
nation’s gross domestic
product and generates
$17.6 billion in federal
taxes and $12.2 billion in
state and local taxes.
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found that the outdoor
recreation sector makes up
two per cent of US GDP and
accounts for $673 billion
in annual gross domestic
output.
This impact exceeds that
of key US industries such
as farming and computer
manufacturing. BEA
also found the outdoor
recreation economy grew
by 3.8 per cent in 2016,
exceeding the 2.8 per cent
growth of the overall US
economy during the same
period.
President of the
Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies and
Director of Idaho Fish
and Game, Virgil Moore
concluded, “Outdoor
recreation is one of our
nation’s largest economic
engines and helps vital
conservation and education
programs that benefi t all
Americans. Hunting, fi shing
and wildlife watching are
part of America’s national
heritage and continue to
be powerful forces in the
nation’s economy.”
is conducted every fi ve years
on behalf of the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
(AFWA) by the Census
Bureau and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
In addition, this year,
Outdoor recreation
is one of our
nation’s largest
economic engines
and helps vital
conservation and
education programs
that benefi t all
Americans.
the outdoor recreation
industry was included for
the fi rst time in the Bureau
of Economic Analysis’
(BEA) US GDP calculations.
The BEA’s report, that was
issued in February 2018,
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