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the recreational pursuits of the vacationing tourist; the useful 

 indices of recreational activity here would be motel, hotel, 

 charter boat, and marina revenues. The shoreline of the Chesa- 

 peake Bay in Maryland, in contrast, is almost entirely oriented 

 toward private residences or commercial marinas catering to the 

 regional resident, who needs permanent boat mooring facilities. 



The significant indices of recreational activity here would 

 be boat sales and repairs, marina revenues, and waterfront 

 property values. 



Attempts at the quantification of overall recreational economic 

 values are not yet well -developed. The ustr-dty recreation 

 benefits approach has been used in some federal waterway and 

 reservoir projects, but has been used 1n the estuarine system only 

 in an analysis of fisheries and recreation in San Francisco Bay. 

 Net benefits for general recreation activities, by this method, range 

 from $0.50 to $1.50 per day. Specific forms of recreation may have 

 higher values. 



