Saltwater Angling And Its Economic Importance To Virginia

The Virginia saltwater fisheries management agency, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), has recently become extremely concerned about the economic importance to Virginia of saltwater angling. The VMRC must make many management and regulatory decisions about numerous saltwater species and has had little economic information upon which to make decisions. To address these types of questions, the VMRC funded this study. The report presents an examination and assessment of the economic role and importance, contributions, and impacts of saltwater recreational angling to Virginia.