Scottish Government

Technical Report:
The Economic Impact of Game and Coarse Fishing in Scotland

Prepared for Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department

January 2004

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The Borders (2.3MB)
Central Angling Area (1.3MB)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword and Acknowledgements
Section 1 Introduction and Literature Review
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Structure of the Technical Report
1.2 Economic Impact Studies
1.2.0 Introduction
1.2.1 Angler spending and national/regional income
1.2.2 Displacement
1.2.3 Multipliers
1.2.4 Use of results
1.3 Literature Review
1.3.0 Purpose of Review
1.3.1 Economic Impact Studies in England and Wales
1.3.2 Scottish Impact Studies
1.4 Specific Project Remit
Section 2 Research Methods
2.0 Introduction
2.1 The Survey of Fishery Providers
2.1.0 Introduction
2.1.1 Objectives of Owner Survey
2.1.2 The Inventory of Fisheries
2.1.3 Data Collection Process
2.1.4 Salmon and Sea Trout Fisheries
2.1.5 Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and Coarse Fisheries
2.2 The Angler Surveys
2.2.0 Introduction
2.2.1 The Internet Questionnaire
2.2.2 The Paper Questionnaire
2.2.3 The Spey Survey
2.2.4 The Shin Survey
2.2.5 Tests for Differences between Survey Instruments
2.2.6 Distribution of Returns
2.2.7 Sample and Weighted Means
2.3 Estimation of Catch
2.3.0 Introduction
2.3.1 Internet Questionnaire Bias and Correction
2.4 Estimation of Displacement Effects
2.4.0 Alternative Models
2.4.1 Aggregation
2.5 The development of Relevant Local Multipliers
2.5.0 Introduction
2.5.1 Principles of Construction
2.5.2 Estimating Production and Absorption
2.5.3 Estimating Trade
2.5.4 Final Matrices
2.5.5 The Multiplier Process.
2.6 Scope and Limitations of Study
Section 3 Expenditure on Freshwater Angling
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Dumfries and Galloway
3.1.0 The Region
3.1.1 Salmon
3.1.2 Brown Trout
3.1.3 Rainbow Trout
3.1.4 Coarse Fish
3.1.5 All Angling in Dumfries and Galloway
3.2 The Borders
3.2.0 Introduction
3.2.1 Salmon
3.2.2 Brown Trout
3.2.3 Rainbow Trout
3.2.4 Coarse Fish
3.2.5 All Angling
3.3 Highlands
3.3.0 Introduction
3.3.1 Salmon
3.3.2 Brown Trout
3.3.3 Rainbow Trout
3.3.4 Coarse Fish
3.3.5 All Angling
3.4 North East Scotland
3.4.0 Introduction
3.4.1 Salmon
3.4.2 Brown Trout
3.4.3 Rainbow Trout
3.4.4 Coarse Fish
3.4.5 All Angling
3.5 Central Scotland
3.5.0 Introduction
3.5.1 Salmon
3.5.2 Brown Trout
3.5.3 Rainbow Trout
3.5.4 Coarse Fish
3.5.5 All Angling
3.6 The Western Isles
3.6.0 Introduction
3.6.1 Salmon
3.6.2 Trout (Brown plus a few Rainbow)
3.6.3 All Angling
3.7 Orkney and Shetland
3.7.0 Introduction
3.7.1 All Angling
3.8 Scotland
3.8.0 Introduction
3.8.1 Salmon
3.8.2 Brown Trout
3.8.3 Rainbow Trout
3.8.4 Coarse Fish
3.8.5 All Angling
Section 4 The Catch
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Dumfries and Galloway
4.2 The Borders
4.3 The Highlands
4.4 North East Scotland
4.5 Central Scotland
4.6 Western Isles
4.7 Orkney and Shetland
4.8 All Scotland
Section 5 Economic Impact
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Displacement
5.2 Economic Impact Assessment:
5.2.0 Introduction
5.2.1 Dumfries and Galloway
5.2.2 Borders
5.2.3 Highland
5.2.4 North East
5.2.5 Central
5.2.6 Western Isles
5.2.7 Northern Isles
5.2.8 All Scotland
Section 6 Review And Conclusions
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Angler Days
6.2 Angler Expenditure Per Day
6.3 Angler Expenditure
6.4 Displacement and Substitution Possibilities
6.5 Impact on Regional Output
6.6 Impact on Gross Value Added (ie Regional Income)
6.7 Comparison of Ratios
6.8 Impact on Regional Employment
6.9 Impact on the Scottish Economy
6.10 Study Results in Context
Section 7 Appendices