The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants
The Florida BASS Federation Nation is a chapter of a national organization whose goal is to stimulate public awareness of bass fishing as a major participant sport. Each the state Championship tournament attracts anglers to a competitive event in which participants seek to catch the largest cumulati...
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description | The Florida BASS Federation Nation is a chapter of a national organization whose goal is to stimulate public awareness of bass fishing as a major participant sport. Each the state Championship tournament attracts anglers to a competitive event in which participants seek to catch the largest cumulative weight of bass over two days. This article describes an assessment of the economic impact in Osceola County associated with the State Championship tournament. Findings from this analysis should help planners and other stakeholders of similar tournaments better estimate the economic benefits associated with such community activities. This 9-page fact sheet was written by Sherry Larkin, Jessica Georges, Alan Hodges, Michael Allen, and Dale Jones, and published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2012.
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spelling | doaj-art-e860e3a8d16f482fa310700ea9dcba092025-02-07T14:09:52ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092012-10-01201210The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to ParticipantsSherry Larkin0Jessica GeorgesAlan Hodges1Michael Allen2Dale Jones3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaFWCThe Florida BASS Federation Nation is a chapter of a national organization whose goal is to stimulate public awareness of bass fishing as a major participant sport. Each the state Championship tournament attracts anglers to a competitive event in which participants seek to catch the largest cumulative weight of bass over two days. This article describes an assessment of the economic impact in Osceola County associated with the State Championship tournament. Findings from this analysis should help planners and other stakeholders of similar tournaments better estimate the economic benefits associated with such community activities. This 9-page fact sheet was written by Sherry Larkin, Jessica Georges, Alan Hodges, Michael Allen, and Dale Jones, and published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2012. https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120249FE916 |
spellingShingle | Sherry Larkin Jessica Georges Alan Hodges Michael Allen Dale Jones The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants EDIS FE916 |
title | The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants |
title_full | The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants |
title_fullStr | The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants |
title_full_unstemmed | The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants |
title_short | The Economic Impact of the 2011 Florida BASS Federation Tournament to Osceola County and the Event’s Economic Value to Participants |
title_sort | economic impact of the 2011 florida bass federation tournament to osceola county and the event s economic value to participants |
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url | https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120249 |
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