Table 3.4. Direct and Total* Economic Impacts of the Inshore and Offshore Commercial 
Fishery in the Galveston Bay Complex (Trinity-San Jacinto Estuary), 1986. 
Total 
Landings Inshore Inshore/Offshore 
Inshore 
Inshore/ 
Offshore 
Regional 
State 
Regional 
State 
Output 
(Million $) 
12.5 
63.6 
32.9 
41.1 
167.6 
209.3 
Income 
(Million $) 
3.5 
18.0 
7.3 
10.4 
37.2 
52.7 
State Tax Revenues 
(Million $) 
0.1 
0.3 
b 
0.6 
b 
2.8 
Local Tax Revenues 
(Million $) 
0.1 
0.4 
b 
0.9 
b 
4.4 
*Total = direct, indirect and induced 
b Data not available 
Source: 6. 
Table 3.5. Direct and Total* Economic Impact of Commercial Fishing, Galveston Bay Com¬ 
plex (Trinity-San Jacinto Estuary), 1976 b . 
Total 
Output 
(Million $) 
Fishing Sector 
115.0 
Regional 
244.2 
State 
358.0 
Income 
(Million $) 
38.3 
81.3 
98.4 
State Tax Revenues 
(Million $) 
0.4 
2.3 
3.2 
Local Tax Revenues 
(Million $) 
0.5 
4.0 
4.5 
“Total = direct, indirect and induced 
b In 1986 dollars 
Source: 7. 
Table 3.6. 
Annual Weight of Finfish Landed by Recreational Boat Fishermen from Galveston 
Bay During 1984,1985 and 1986. 
Year 
Galveston Bay 
All Texas 
Bays 
% of total weight 
from Galveston Bay 
1983-1984 
1,391,100 
4,316,900 
32 
1984-1985 
940,700 
2,922,000 
32 
Source: 5. 
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