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Per the ASA (American Sportfishing Association) Outdoor recreation has a huge impact on our nation’s economy with fishing/boating holding the number one spot in outdoor recreation activities.
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The new Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) report calculates the economic output of outdoor recreation to be $788 billion, generating 5.2 million jobs in communities across the U.S. Boating/fishing was the largest conventional activity for the nation as a whole at $23.6 billion in value added. .
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