Table 1. Recreational Value of Longboat Key Beaches Allocated to Tourists and Residents.

  Residents Tourists  

Shoreline Reach

($ Value of Beach Day)

 Winter Summer Total Winter Summer Total Total Value

1

$11.65

 $171,884 $53,112 $224,996 $78,311 $75,335 $153,646 $378,642

2

$13.58

 96,786 29,907 126,693 39,150 37,662 76,812 203,505

3

$12.16

 158,448 48,960 207,408 87,208 83,894 171,102 378,510

4

$13.61

 46,950 14,508 61,458 19,930 19,173 39,103 100,561

5

$13.18

 185,952 57,459 243,411 87,507 84,182 171,689 415,100

6

$13.63

 91,819 28,372 120,191 61,892 59,627 121,609 241,800
Total 751,839 232,318 984,157 374,088 359,873 733,961 1,718,118
Percent of Total Value 43.8 13.5 57.3 21.8 20.9 42.7 100.0

Source: Dr. Thomas D. Curtis, Consultant, 1989.