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platypus
02-16-2013, 11:51 PM
"Sport angling runaway leader in B.C. fishing, aquaculture sector

Stats suggest recreational interests should carry more weight: conservationists

BY SCOTT SIMPSON, VANCOUVER SUNFEBRUARY 12, 2013



British Columbia's recreational fishery is worth as much to the provincial economy as commercial fishing, aquaculture and fish processing combined, according to a new report from BC Stats.
The report, the first major economic review of the sector since 2007, estimates overall B.C. fisheries and aquaculture sector revenue at $2.2 billion for 2011 including a $936-million contribution from recreational angling.
That boils down to a $325-million contribution to gross domestic product from the recreational sub-sector -- not including spending on angling gear, boats and other vehicles -- compared with $340 million in combined GDP from the commercial, aquaculture and fish-processing sub-sectors including commercial boats and gear.
Within the recreational fishery, saltwater activity accounts for just over half of GDP with the remainder going to angling in lakes and streams.
Employment across the entire sector reached 13,900, 8,400 of whom worked in recreational fishing."

--Note....above excerpt from vancouver sun article on report of the economic value of the recreational fishery in BC. It is no surprise that the recreational fishery is an important ecomomic driver for the province. The recreational fishery continues to be ignored by the government.