1 Integration of Sustainable Development on Long Island s Coastal Industries 1 Sheng Li, Richard Vogel Nanda Viswanathan Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the New York State Economics Association s 68th Annual Conference, Siena College, October 9th and 10th, 015 Copyright 016 by Sheng Li, Richard Vogel, and Nanda Viswanathan. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial appears on all such copies. 1 This presentation is a resulting product from project R/CHD-8, entitled Leveraging Long Island s Coastal Heritage for the Future: Integration and Diversification of Long Island s Coastal Industries funded under award 6709 from the National Sea Grant College Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to the Research Foundation of State University of New York on behalf of New York Sea Grant. The statements, findings, conclusions, views, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of those organizations. 1
2 Abstract Fisheries from commercial fishing to residential and tourist recreational uses in the Long Island, contributing over $10 billion impacts to the regional economics. While Long Island s commercial fishing industry has been decreasing during the past decade resulting from water pollution, competition, and a lack of infrastructure. Annual landed commercial catch declined by 90% from 1993 to. The pass-through impacts from the connections between the marine based industry and the larger economy (such as the tourism sector), might affect the region s economic growth. This study focuses upon Long Island s recreational and commercial fishing industry and its interrelationship with the island s tourism and recreational sectors as well as its integration of sustainable coastal development with the greater regional economy. Base on the IMPLAN data, a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is built to make a quantitative assessment of sectorial contributions and the linkages among current marine and coastal economy. The preliminary results indicate significant conurbations from commercial fishing, recreational fishing, charter vessels and marinas in coastal businesses and regional economic development. 1. Introduction Fisheries, both commercial, recreational, and sport fishing has a long historical association with coastal economic activities on Long Island. As home to commercial and sport fishing industries, Long Island holds many world-class events associated with its marine setting ever year. In, New York State Fisheries landed over 33 million pounds of finfish, shellfish and crustaceans, with a value of $56.9 million, more than 90 percent of which occurs in Nassau and Suffolk counties of Long Island. If calculate with a standard economic multiplier of 4.5 (LIEDC, Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, ), this sector translates more than 50 million annually to the regional economy. Recreational fishing even contributes over $398 million annually to New York State s output and $4.4 billion to U.S. gross domestic product (Lovell, et al ). State fisheries support thousands of jobs and hundreds of Long Island businesses. Fishing-related industries are a hybrid of local service, resource-dependent and traded industries. They act as an economic driver through exporting of fishery products to the State.. Fishing and Tourisms Marine and coastal based activities (e.g. Fishing) have the potential to provide substantial support to the region s economic growth. The key connections between the coastal and marine based industry and the larger economy are through the greater tourism sector operating in the region. Nunes et al () point out coastal resources and ecosystems can contribute significant economic benefits to regional economies especially in terms of coastal tourism and recreational services. As the second most popular tourist destination in New York State after New York City, over 9 million overnight visitors to Long Island annually generating approximately $5.1 billion in spending in (Matejka, 014). Overall, tourism supports more than 70,000 jobs or 5.9 percent of all jobs on Long Island and is responsible for generating nearly $638 million in state The multiplier calculated based on the IMPAN data.
3 and local tax dollars. Based on a 4.3 economic multiplier, tourism spending had generated $7.4 billion economic impact on Long Island in. Table 1 Tourism Economic Impact, New York. Tourism Economic Impact Direct Sales, Labor Income, Employment Local Taxes, State Taxes, Long Island 5,80,73,735, , ,365 89,460 New York City 38,687,493 19,998, ,473,834,011,10,631 NYS 59,45,086 30,34,791 76,731 4,,385 3,47,483 Date source: Tourism Economic at While Long Island s commercial fishing industry has been decreasing (Clancy, ) during the past decade. New York State s annual landed commercial catch from 1993 to declined by 90%, which is 6 million pounds and the population employed in agricultural and natural resource related industries in the area has continued to decline and represents a very small constituent of the overall regional economy (National Marine Fisheries Service, 014). The commercial fishing industry is fragmenting result from water pollution, competition, and a lack of infrastructure that supports getting products to multiple markets locally and regionally. Correspondingly, recreational fishing in the Long island has been thriving since and the proportion of recreational and sport fishing increase stead continuously over two decades (Figure 3). 11,000 10,500 10,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 US Commercial Fishing Landings NY Commercial Fishing Landings Figure 1 NMFS Fish Commercial Landings, New York State and U.S,
4 Recreational Fishing / Fish Commercial Landings Millions Poinds Data source: The NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries Statistics Division at US Recreational Fihsing Haverst NY Recreational Fihsing Haverst Figure NMFS Recreational Fishing, New York State and U.S, Data source: The NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries Statistics Division at Figure 3 The ratio between Recreational Fishing and Fish Commercial Landings, New York State and U.S, Data source: NOAA Fisheries, Fisheries Statistics Division at 3. Data and Mothed This study focuses upon evolving roles and economic significance of Long Island s recreational and commercial fishing industry and its interrelationship with the island s tourism and recreational sectors as well as its integration of Sustainable Coastal Development of the greater regional economy. Economic structure and its impact/contribution interaction between fishing industry and tourism and recreational sectors are particularly paid more attention to investigate 4
5 the economic relationship, strength and vitality. A set of strategic policy options will be discussed to integrate and diversify the coastal industries. Base on the IMPLAN data, which were gathered from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources to provide a complete set of balanced social accounting matrices for every zip code, county and state in the U.S, a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model will be built to make a quantitative assessment of sectorial contributions and the linkages among current marine and coastal economy. Regional survey data will support to evaluate how changes in marine industry production, recreational and tourist demand. Simulations and policy analysis will be conducted to estimate the impacts and effects on both sectoral and regional employment, income, and output. 4. Preliminary Conclusions Our preliminary investigation results indicate significant conurbations from commercial fishing, recreational fishing, charter vessels and marinas in coastal businesses and regional economic development. Linkages between these coastal activities and other sectors on Long Island such as the tourism sector, can create more robust, and sustainable development outcome. Fishing industry has been experiencing fragmentation and shrinking during the past decades, which might affect the related industries such as tourism sector and related waterfront sectors in the Long Island. Reference Clancy, A.. Fishing Industry on Long Island is Thriving. Long Island Business News, May,. Long Island Regional Economic Development Council. A New Vision for LONG Island s Economy LI Economy Book, available at 8#q=A+new+vision+for+long+island's+economy Lovell, S. J., S.Steinback and J. Hilger.. The Economic Contribution of Marine Angler Expenditures in the United States,. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- F/SPO-134 U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Majetka, K Personal communication with Kristen Matjeeka, Director of Marketing and Communications, Long Island Visitors and Convention Bureau and Sports Commission. Nunes, P.A.L.D., Portela, R., and Rao, N.. Recreational, Cultural and Aesthetic Services from Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems. Working Papers 11, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei. 5
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