| It's always a good day for fishing in the Pacific | | | | with the sport fishing industry's monetary contribution |
| Ocean! And a good day for fishing is a good day for | | | | of over $125 billion plus (figures for US only!). Sport |
| many more than just those at the thick end of the | | | | fishing charters cost about $400 to $2000 per day. |
| poles! | | | | Fishing license fees contribute to keeping this sporting |
| From Alaska to Australia, Pacific sport fishing is a | | | | industry thriving, with fish hatcheries, restocking |
| dynamic, exciting, bountiful industry. Just in America | | | | efforts, and water preservation and conservation. |
| alone, there are 40 million anglers, according to | | | | Camera and film go right along with the tackle boxes, |
| statistics from the American Sportfishing Association. | | | | to capture that magic moment with fish and |
| The impact of this industry puts it at about 47th | | | | fisherman (or two or three fishermen holding those |
| place among all US corporations, with over $45 billion | | | | really big ones). And, over a million people are |
| in retail sales. The Pacific Sport Fishing arm of this | | | | employed in this industry in the US alone. Multiply |
| industry stretches wherever a boat can maneuver | | | | those figures for the rest of the Pacific coast |
| along the open waters and shorelines of this great | | | | countries and you can imagine the overall importance |
| body of water. | | | | of sport fishing to all! |
| Countless hours of angling are satisfying the hunger | | | | Add the benefits to the tourism industry and you can |
| of millions of sport fishermen and women. They are | | | | see the widespread impact of Pacific Sport Fishing. |
| after the really big ones...the Marlin, averaging 150kg - | | | | Ringing all around the Pacific, west to Hawaii, and |
| 200kg in the southern waters, to the rowdy King | | | | south to Costa Rica and Mexico, and South America, |
| Salmon in the northeastern waters off Alaska. | | | | sport fishermen are taking on the big ones in more |
| Famous fighters bring excitement to every tug on | | | | ways than fish. |
| the line. Yellowfin tuna, Striped, Black or Blue Marlin, | | | | Accommodations run from rustic to deluxe in |
| Swordfish, Sailfish, Shark and Snapper. Northern | | | | locations from Hawaii to Nicaragua, and on boats that |
| waters pulsate with Salmon, Halibut, and the feisty | | | | are no longed call boats, they are ships. Yachts to |
| Steelhead. In southern waters, the catch for Tuna | | | | cruisers, from boats that look to be right out of the |
| runs from 30kg - 59kg, and the average Marlin | | | | movie "The African Queen", to ships large enough to |
| weighs in the 150kg - 200kg range. | | | | even carry more yachts on board for special charter |
| Just as the anglers are packing up their gear for long | | | | fishing trips, there is an accommodating place for |
| days in the sun, those who serve the anglers are | | | | every angler to settle down and enjoy their sport |
| ready for action. Charter boats, live-on experience | | | | fishing experience. It's always a good day sport |
| expeditions, yachts, and a myriad of supporting retail | | | | fishing in the Pacific! |
| outlets are bursting with action as their coffers fill up | | | | |