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Abstract
The goal of this study was to ascertain and document the
significance of the maritime industry to Connecticut’s
economy. The specific objective was to estimate the total economic
impact of maritime industry sectors through the use of an economic
model of the Connecticut economy. This study defines the Connecticut
maritime industry as including, but not limited to, shipbuilding, commercial
fishing, aquaculture, tourism, recreational boating and fishing, marine
manufacturing, marine engineering, port services, marine terminal
operation, marine construction, marina operation, marine environmental
services, and marine transportation. Because this industry buys goods
and services from other industries in the state and hires local labor, its
economic impacts cascade throughout the entire state economy.