Yesterday, I prematurely calculated that IF Louisiana shut down recreational fishing access for May and June, the value of lost recreational fishing trips would be $9,280,080 ($152,132 per day). 

Start the clock:

State agencies today closed recreational and commercial fishing and shut down the oyster harvest in most areas east of the Mississippi River. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindalsent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, asking Locke to declare a “commercial fisheries failure” and requesting assistance for both the seafood industry and recreational fishing businesses.

via www.bloomberg.com


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