1. Recreational Fisheries Using Customer Surveys to Assess Economic Impacts Dan O’Keefe, Ph.D. Michigan Sea Grant & MSU Extension 8/14/11

2. 2009 Michigan Fishing Economics Study Charter fishing customer survey Tournament captain survey Evaluation of outcomes/impacts

3. 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

4. Change in Expenditures Associated with Charter Fishing Trips Due to Economic Downturn in 2009

5. Fishing Party Expenditures * Included all other expenditures in 1985

6. Economic Impacts to Coastal Communities in 2009

7. Economic Output Based on MDNRE Trip Counts 1990-2009

8. Economic Output Based on MDNRE Trip Counts Lake Huron Regions - 1990-2009

9. Economic Impact Calculator Input 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

10. Tournament Economic Impacts 16 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

11. 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

12. Products Available Fisheries Economics Web Pages (www.miseagrant.umich.edu) Fact sheets Project Reports Economic impact calculators

13. Fact Sheet Mailing 263 charter captains 327 gov’t, tourism, economic development , fisheries professionals and others Mail-in survey to evaluate reactions

14. 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?

15. Do restoration projects increase charter or tournament fishing effort?

16. Acknowledgements Dr. Steve Miller, MSU CEA Dr. Chi-Ok Oh, MSU CARRS Donna Wesander, MDRNE Tracy Kolb, MDNRE Lynn Vaccaro, MISG Chuck Pistis, MISG Brandon Schroeder, MISG Ludington Area Charter Boat Association