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2.5 California’s Ocean Economy: Regional Comparisons
The size of the California economy necessitates that a regional perspective be used to
investigate the Ocean Economy in greater detail. Five regions are defined in Table 2-9 and
include the coastal counties following the categories used in the 1994 study (except for the
caveat indicated in the Table).
Table 2-9: Ocean Economy Coastal Regions 15
Region County Region County
Del Norte Monterey
North
Humboldt Central San Mateo
Mendocino
Santa Cruz
Alameda San Luis Obispo
Contra Costa South Central Santa Barbara
Marin
Ventura
Napa Los Angeles
Sacramento * South
Orange
North Central San Francisco
San Diego
San Joaquin *
Santa Clara
Solano
Sonoma
Yolo *
* Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Yolo
counties are included in this report for
consistency with state level data and for
their economic importance.
The changes by region were significant. The fastest growth in regional Ocean Economy
occurred in the Central region that includes Monterey, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties.
The growth rates on all three measures, employment, wages and GSP, were larger than any
other region, driven primarily by growth in Tourism & Recreation (see Figure 2-3).
15 Watershed regions determined by the original California study.
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