This Technical Working Group (TWG) is assessing the effects of alternative regulation plans on recreational boating and tourism in the upper Great Lakes and will make recommendations for potential improvements to regulation plans to benefit this interest. With an estimated two million boats registered in the U.S. and Canada that are used on the Great Lakes, changing water levels have both indirect and direct impacts on this vitally important driver of the Great Lakes economy. For example, low levels can damage boats, docks and seawalls and reduce accessibility – increasing costs to marina operators while reducing income from boat owners. At the same time, high water reduces beachfront acreage and can also cause the lost of boat use and related tourism spending. By analyzing both available data and collecting new information through surveys of boat owners, marinas, charter boats operators and other water-dependent tourism businesses – including sport and commercial fishing – this TWG will integrate this information to report on the size and economic importance of this sector and its relationship to water levels in the upper Great Lakes.
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Glenn Warren Co-Chair (CDN) Rec. Boating, Cruise Ships and Tourism TWG 107 Bethel Lake Court Sudbury, ON P3E 0A1 Email: glenn.warren@persona.ca |
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William (Bill) Boik Co-Chair (U.S.) Rec. Boating, Cruise Ships and Tourism Waterways Unit DNR-Parks and Recreation P.O Box 30257 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7757 Phone (517)335-4828 Email: boikw@michigan.gov |
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Al Donaldson Executive Director Ontario Marine Operators Association Suite 49, 2 Poyntz St. Penetanguishene ON L9m 1M2 Office Phone (705)549-1667 E-Mail: adonaldson@omna.com |
Jennifer Read Assistant Director Michigan Sea Grant Program
229 Nickels Arcade
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Voice 734-332-6101 Fax 734-332-6120 Phone: 734-936-3622 Email: jread@glos.us |
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Marion Joppe University Research Chair in Tourism University of Guelph Guelph ON N1G 2W1 Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 58552 E-Mail: mjoppe@uoguelph.ca |
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Daniel Scott Canadian Research Chair in Global Change and Tourism University of Waterloo 200 University Ave. West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Phone: (519)888-4567 ext. 35497 E-Mail: www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/u/dj2scott |
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Allan Douglas (Advisor to the TWG) Coordinator Ontario Centre for Climate Impact And Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR) 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury Ontario P3E 2C6 Phone: (705)675-1151 Ext. 1506 E-Mail: adouglas@mirarco.org |