Assessing the economic impacts of nature based tourism in Scotland

3. The Economic Impact of Game and Coarse Angling in Scotland
(see 4.3 above for definitions)
- Angler days by visiting Scots =242,979
- Spend by visiting Scots = £16.8 m
- Visiting = not fishing in home region. Visiting will include some day trippers
- Angler days by non Scottish visitors = 369,855
- Spend by non Scottish visitors = £59.9m (£162 per visitor)
4. Economic Impact of Recreational Sea Angling in Scotland
- Annual sea angler days =1,540,206
- Annual trip expenditure = £91,567,000
- Expenditure per trip = £59.45
- 291,000 angling trips in Scotland – 183,000 from Scotland and 108,000 from rest
of UK
- The above figure is for all anglers: sea and freshwater anglers
- 376,000 overnight fishing trips in Scotland – assumption that this is all fishing
(not clear from the report).
Table 14: Angling impact estimates (our assumptions)
Notes:
Expenditure on overnight trips
Visitors Scottish residents
Game and Coarse Angling 1 (2004) £59.9m 2 £8.4m 3
Sea Angling (2009) 4 £36.6m 5 £9.2m 5
1. All prices historic
2. All expenditure assumed to be linked to overnight stays
3. Spend by visiting Scots = £16.8m (assume that only 50% of this relates to
overnight stays = £8.4m)
4. Total expenditure = £91.6 million. Assume that 50% relates to overnight stays
(£45.8 million)
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