Research Report: The Economic Impact of Game and Coarse Angling in Scotland
9 Concluding Note
This report is essentially a snapshot of the current economic contribution of freshwater fishing to Scotland and its regions. In producing this analysis the authors have sought where possible to adhere to a number of principles:
To use an analytical framework that is coherent, clear and replicable;
Explain and define the economic vocabulary that is used;
To ensure that our vocabulary is consistent with usage elsewhere;
Use recognised conventions (e.g. expenditure categorisation consistent with tourist expenditure data, using standard industrial classification designations); and
Make due allowance for both multipliers and substitution as defined by the area under study.
Undoubtedly there are areas where estimates could be further refined, and there may also be a need for future updating. It is hoped that practitioners engaged in future updating and/or refinement would consider utilising both this approach and the principles outlined above. In this way, incompatibility between studies can be minimised.