Marine Angler Expenditures for Southern California based Trip to Non-US waters, 2016

Marine recreational fishing is a popular pastime and economic activity to both local economies and the nation. In California, roughly 632 thousand marine recreational angler trips were taken in US waters in 2016 aboard Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessels (CPFVs); angler expenditures associated with these trips significantly contributes to the economy. In this report, we look beyond angler trips taken in US waters, and focus on angler trips to non-US waters from Southern California aboard Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessels (CPFV). In 2016, over 70 thousand angler trips were reportedly taken from Southern California to non-US waters. We quantify the level of US fishing expenditures for these trips, and estimate that recreational anglers participating in Southern California-based CPFV trips to non-US waters spent an average of $630.28 per angler day. We report that as angler expenditures filtered through the California economy, they contributed over $80.3 million in total sales, $47.6 million in value-added (i.e., contribution to gross domestic product), $30.1 million in income, and supported over 800 jobs.