NOAA Recreational Bait and Tackle Economic Survey

NOAA Fisheries is conducting the Recreational Bait and Tackle Economic Survey to better understand the economic contributions of saltwater bait and tackle stores.

The study will focus on retail stores that sell bait and tackle to marine recreational anglers in coastal communities located in 23 U.S. states on the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific coasts, including Alaska and Hawaii.

Over the course of the summer of 2014, selected stores will receive mail surveys asking about their business’ costs and revenues, employment, and structure.

source: NOAA Fisheries