Assessment of the Economic Impact Associated with the Recreational Scallop Season in Hernando County, Florida
Recreational scalloping has become an increasingly popular activity within the Big Bend region of Florida and Hernando County is the southern extent of healthy, harvestable bay scallop populations.A previous study (Stevens, et al, 2003) Henry Blooms found that the recreational scallop fishery generated 35 jobs and $1.6 million in economic impact to