 How do the revenues
from the trout/salmon stamp compare with the costs of the
Commission's trout programs? |
 Revenues from the
trout/salmon stamp pay only a small portion of the costs of
Pennsylvania's trout and coldwater fisheries programs. In
the 10 fiscal years for which the Commission has complete
reports of trout/salmon stamp revenues (FY 90-91 through FY
99-00), trout anglers have paid about $34.9 million ($3.49
million per year on average) into the Fish Fund for the
purchase of trout stamps. During the same 10-year period,
our coldwater production efforts alone have cost about $66.5
million. Thus, trout/salmon stamp revenues account for only
about 52% of the cost of coldwater propagation and
production.
The total costs for Pennsylvania's trout program include far more than the costs of operating and addressing infrastructure needs at our trout hatcheries. Fisheries management efforts directed at our coldwater program and the efforts of our law enforcement officers in connection with enforcing trout regulations and stocking trout all add to these costs. All-in-all, we estimate that the trout stamp revenues account for between 35% and 40% of the total costs of the coldwater fisheries programs of the Commission. |
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