Economical Statistics for BP Oil Spill

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Tourism—Gulf Coast

1. The value of the Gulf Coast’s tourism industry [EPA; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:

$20 billion

Tourism—Florida

2. The value of Florida’s tourism industry [Miami Herald; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	$60 Billion
3. The percentage reductions in hotel occupancy rates between Pensacola and Panama City [Wall Street Journal; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	30 Percent
4. The estimated percentage reductions in hotel occupancy rates during Memorial Day along the Florida panhandle[1] [Wall Street Journal; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	70 Percent

Tourism—Alabama

5. The amount of money spent by tourists on Alabama’s beaches in 2008 [Reuters; Last Accessed 5.18.08]	$2.3 Billion
6. The number of workers supported by tourists on Alabama’s beaches in 2008 [Reuters; Last Accessed 5.18.08]	41,000
7. Percentage of cancellations already being recorded on Dauphin Island where the first tar balls came ashore [Wall Street Journal; Last Accessed 5.18.08]:	50 Percent

Tourism—Louisiana

8. The amount of money domestic travelers spent in Louisiana in 2008 [Louisiana Office of Tourism; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	$9.3 Billion
9. The amount of tax revenue for generated by domestic travel in Louisiana for federal, state, and local governments in 2008 [Louisiana Office of Tourism; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	$1.1 Billion
10. Number of Louisiana’s 64 parishes that received over $100 million in travel expenditures in 2008 [Louisiana Office of Tourism; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	15

Commercial Fishing—Louisiana

11. The value of the commercial seafood industry in Louisiana [The Economist; Last Accessed 5.18.08]:	$2.4 Billion
12. The percentage amount of seafood that Louisiana catches in the continental U.S. [Wall Street Journal; Last Accessed 5.18.08]:	40 Percent

Commercial Fishing—Gulf Coast

13. The size of the area in the Gulf of Mexico currently closed to fishing [Joint Information Center; Last Accessed 5.28.10]:	75,920 square miles
14. The value of the commercial seafood harvest that was to begin on May 15th [Wall Street Journal; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	$21 Billion
15. The percentage amount of total U.S. seafood production coming from the Gulf Coast [Wall Street Journal; Last Accessed 5.18.10]:	20 Percent

Recreational Fishing—Louisiana

16. The value of the recreational fishing industry in Louisiana [The Economist; Last Accessed 5.18.08]:

$1 Billion