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Council 1992). The commercial fishery generated S320 million in total 

 personal income and 15,000 jobs (Oregon Rivers Council 1992). The 

 recreational fishery added $930 million and 48,000 jobs (Oregon Rivers Council 

 1992). Fish-related budgets for state and federal agencies contributed at 

 least $200 million annually and generated indirect and induced income and jobs 

 (Oregon Rivers Council 1992). 



Washington State 



Salmon fishing contributed $415 million to the state and provided about 21,000 

 jobs in 1988; commercial salmon fisheries contributed about $136 million 

 annually in personal income and 6,800 jobs (Oregon Rivers Council 1992). The 

 recreational ealmonid fishery produced a personal income impact of $279 

 million and generated about 14,250 jobs (Oregon Rivers Council 1992). 



Coastal Washington 



Fishing generated $48 million in income and provided about 1,000 jobs in 1988; 

 the non-Indian commercial fisheries in 1982-1985 in Pacific and Grays Harbor 

 Counties generated total sales and employment income of $14 million and 

 provided 350 full-time-equivalent jobs (Table 4) (ICF Technology, Inc. 1988). 

 By gear type, the troll fishery between Cape Flattery and the Columbia River 

 generated income of $11.8 million from 1980 to 1989, while the non-Indian 

 gillnet fishery in Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay produced $1.2 million (Oregon 

 Rivers Council 1992). 



Commercial fishery Recreational fishery 



Total annual sales 



Household income 



Employment 



Met economic value 



$8.5 million 

 $6 million 

 300 FTE A 

 -$250,000» 



$22 million 

 $12 million 



650 FTE 

 $6 million 



A FuD-Unx equivalent!. 



B Some ulmon fishermen operate profitably fishing for other cpeciet. 



Table 4. 1985 Washington coastal salmon fisheries economic values (ICF 1988). 



The recreational fishery generated a total household income during 1982-1985 

 of $34 million annually and 650 full-time-equivalent jobs (Table 4) (ICF 

 Technology, Inc. 1988). 



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