Table 3 Recreational fishing expenditure per tourist in West Africa (USD·year−1)

From: Best for pleasure, not for business: evaluating recreational marine fisheries in West Africa using unconventional sources of data

Cost type

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Expenditure

Country

Travel

Visas

Hotel

Flight

Bait

Boat

Permits

Safari

Flight

Visas

All inclusive

Per person

Total×10 6

Morocco

1,011

0

562

117

0*

698

150

2,538

13.14

Mauritania

1,049

535

64

1,647

0.16

Cape Verde

2,941

2,941

14.08

Senegal

3,450

3,450

32.45

Gambia

2,528

2,528

9.83

Guinea Bissau

3,412

3,412

5.04

Ghana

4,159

1,457

100

5,716

21.29

Togo

3,876

3,876

0.26

Equatorial Guinea

836

100

1,264

86

2,286

0.44

Angola

370

148

252

49

4

0

2

1,982

2.39

Namibia

3,400

3,400

52.57

Total (mean)

(3,336)

151.55

  1. * Bait is included in the cost of boat rental