Economic Contributions of Visitor Spending in Ocean Recreation in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Economic Contributions of Visitor Spending in Ocean Recreation in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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游客在佛罗里达群岛国家海洋保护区海洋休闲消费的经济贡献
作者：
K. Gazal;Ross G. Andrew;R. Burns
了解佛罗里达群岛国家海洋保护区 (FKNMS) 等海洋保护区的经济价值对于证明公共和私人投资的合理性、提供信息支持管理活动和了解其在国家蓝色经济中的作用非常重要。很少有研究采用经济贡献分析来检验经济价值，尽管它在影响决策者的行为方面更有用。因此，本研究采用这样的方法来确定保护区内的旅游业和游客支出对佛罗里达州门罗县经济的经济重要性。来该地区海洋休闲旅游的游客累计消费17亿美元，为该地区贡献了19688个就业岗位、7.52亿美元的劳动收入、12亿美元的总增加值、20亿美元的总产值。仅就浮潜和潜水员的支出而言，总支出约为10.7亿美元，贡献了约12,441个总就业岗位、总劳动收入4.66亿美元、总增加值7.67亿美元、总产出12亿美元。因此，海洋休闲是该地区重要的经济驱动力，应努力保护保护区多样化且敏感的生态系统。
Understanding the economic value of marine sanctuaries such as the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is important to justify public and private investments and to provide information to support management activities and understand their role in the nation’s blue economy. Very few studies have employed economic contribution analysis in examining economic value, even though it is more useful in influencing the behaviors of decision makers. This study therefore employs such a methodology to determine the economic importance of tourism and visitor spending in the sanctuary to Monroe County, Florida’s economy. Visitors who came to the area for ocean recreation and tourism spent a total of USD 1.7 billion, which translates to a contribution of 19,688 total jobs, USD 752 million in total labor income, USD 1.2 billion in total value added, and USD 2 billion in total output to the region. With regard to the spending of snorkelers and divers only, total spending is about USD 1.07 billion, contributing about 12,441 total jobs, USD 466 million in total labor income, USD 767 million in total value added, and USD 1.2 billion in total output. Ocean recreation is therefore an important economic driver in the region and efforts should be directed at protecting the diverse and sensitive ecosystem of the sanctuary.