IV-189 

 Recreation 



Six categories of activity are considered: swimming, boating, 

 sportfishing, waterfowl hunting, scuba and skin diving, and 

 summer residences. 



Swimming 



There are state, municipal, and private beaches on the 31 miles of 

 sandy beach in Narragansett Bay. Table IV. 3. 9 shows the estimated 

 maintenance costs and intensity of use for each kind of beach. 



TABLE IV. 3. 9 

 Swimming Beach Use in Narraganset Bay, 1967 



*Value estimated from municipal 



