EXPENDITURES OF SALT-WATER 

 FISHERMEN 



The total number of sail-water fishermen (12 and over) in United States was 

 4,557,000. 



Expenditure item 



Equipment: 



Fishing equipment . . 



Other " 



Trip expenditures; 



Food 



Lodging 



Transportation (auto 

 penses) 



Other 



License and lease fees: 



Licenses 



Leases and privileges . 

 Other expenditures . . . 



Weighted United 

 States Total . 



Fishermen with 

 expenditures 



Number 



2, 602, 000 

 1,079,000 



1,870,000 

 578, 000 



3,841,000 

 4, 074, 000 



782, 000 



2,000 



1, 183, 000 



Percent 

 of all 

 salt- 

 water 

 fisher- 



57. 1 

 23. 7 



41. 

 12. 7 



84. 3 

 89. 4 



17. 2 



'26."6 



Total spent 



$54, 458. 000 

 190, 957,000 



25, 238, 000 

 18,261,000 



42, 828, 000 

 146, 054, 000 



1, 449, 000 



44, 000 



9, 650, 000 



488, 939, 000 



Average 

 spent 



per fish- 

 erman 



$11. 95 

 41. 90 



5. 54 

 4. 00 



9. 40 

 32. 05 



. 32 



. 01 



2. 12 



107. 29 



EXPENDITURES OF ATLANTIC AND GULF 

 COAST SALT-WATER FISHERMEN 



The total number of salt-water fishermen (12 and over) on Atlantic and Gulf 

 coasts was 3,420,000. 



Expenditure item 



Equipment; 



Fishing equipment. . . . 



Other 



Trip expenditures; 



Food 



Lodging 



Transportation (auto ex- 

 penses) 



Other 



License and lease fees: 



Licenses 



Leases and privileges . . 

 Other expenditures . . . . 



Weighted United 

 States Total . . . 



Fishermen with 

 expenditures 



Number 



1, 904, 000 

 786, 000 



1, 423, 000 

 430, 000 



2, 723, 000 

 2, 984, 000 



92, 000 



2,000 



804, 000 



Percent of 



all At- 

 lantic and 

 Gulf coast 

 salt-water 

 fishermen 



55. 7 

 23.0 



41. 6 

 12. 6 



79. 6 

 87. 3 



2. 7 



. 1 



23. 5 



Total spent 



$35, 165, 000 

 80, 745, 000 



21, 592, 000 

 15, 693, 000 



34, 335, 000 

 118, 102,000 



102, 000 



44. 000 



6, 084, 000 



311,862,000 



Average 

 spent per 

 fisher- 

 man 



$10. 28 

 2.3. 61 



6. 31 

 4. 59 



10.04 

 34. 53 



. 03 

 .01 



1. 78 



91. 18 



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