THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A RESTORED SALMON FISHERY IN IDAHO

by
Don Reading, Consulting Economist
Ben Johnson Associates

July 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Background
2. New Expenditure Data: 1997 Economic Survey for Chinook Fisheries
3. Local and Nonlocal Spending Patterns
4. Long Run Economic Impact Based on Full Angling Levels of 1960s
5. Equipment Expenditures
6. Resident vs. Nonresident Expenditures in Idaho
7. Review of Study Objective: Economic Impact and River Communities
8. Conclusions

Attachment 1: Trip Expenditure Data
Attachment 2: Estimated 1997 Chinook Angling Level
Attachment 3: Total Economic Impact Based on Full Angling Levels




This study was funded by Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation Post Office Box 2254 Boise, ID 83701-2254