California's Ocean Economy

California's Ocean Economy, a 156-page report, is the most comprehensive of its kind in the country to date and provides conclusive evidence that California has the most significant ocean economy in the nation.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's ocean action plan specifically called for the completion of this report and an economic summit to discuss its findings. The report was written by Dr. Judith Kildow, California State University Monterey Bay, and Dr. Charles Colgan, University of Southern Maine. The findings detail critical areas that include California's coastal economy, employment and gross state product; California's ocean economy versus other coastal regions; the growth in coastal tourism and recreation and commensurate decrease in wages; high coastal population density and an increase in inland population; and regional growth related to ocean economic trends.

[Editor's note: The link below is to a 800K PDF document.]

Thanks to Ashwani Vasishth