Primera lengua extranjera (inglés)

Rooms 232 3 250,000 5,749,521 24,742 56,668 Food and beverage 232 0 2,444,600 16,334,159 70,290 381,548 Other activities 232 0 1,426,016 8,911,363 38,348 222,767 Total income 232 7 4,074,333 30,995,043 133,380 635,667 Expense in food and beverage purchased in the area 238 0 34,205 598,473 2,513 6,711 INVESTMENT AND EXPENSES ON NATIONAL GOODS

New investments 238 0 120,000 819,799 3,442 18,504 Maintenance expenses 238 0 684,099 6,849,749 28,757 114,371 Food and beverage operating expenses 238 0 342,049 3,138,728 13,177 53,310 Materials and supplies operating expenses 238 0 228,033 1,700,365 7,139 35,188 Total new investments or expenses in national goods 238 80 1,254,181 12,175,048 51,115 197,547 INVESTMENT AND EXPENSES ON IMPORTED GOODS

New investments 238 0 270 1,627 7 42 Maintenance expenses 238 0 320 1,859 8 49 Food and beverage operating expenses 238 0 0 0 0 0 Materials and supplies operating expenses 238 0 86 914 4 15 Total new investments or expenses in imported goods 238 0 320 4,382 18 65

Source: IICE-UCR, Business Survey, August-September 2009

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3.3. Correlation coefficient between facility income and other variables under study

Correlation coefficients were calculated to obtain evidence of the degree of association between income and expenses, investment and other variables by the businesses surveyed (Error! Reference source not found.). There is a high correlation between hotel income from anglers and single and double room rates in the high season.

This pattern is present both for percentage of anglers in the high season (0.82) as well as in the low season (0.88) and for the percentage referred by a foreign company. In addition, there are negative correlations with several variables, but not very significant in absolute values. A moderate correlation exists between hotel income and anglers referred by a foreign company.

Table 16. Correlation coefficient between hotel income from anglers and other characteristics

Variable Correlation coefficient

Number of hotel stars 0.23

Total number of hotel rooms 0.12

Single and double high season rates 0.69

Other room high season rates -0.04

Single and double low season rates 0.81

Other room low season rates -0.04

Average occupancy in high season 0.09

Average occupancy in low season -0.06

Percentage of anglers in high season 0.82

Percentage of anglers in low season 0.88

Average number of days anglers stay in high season -0.12 Average number of days anglers stay in low season 0.02 Number of days fished per week in high season -0.03 Number of days fished per week in low season -0.03 Average number of persons fishing with angler in high season -0.03 Average number of persons fishing with angler in low season -0.03 Percentage of anglers with own boat or yacht -0.03 Percentage of anglers chartering or renting boat 0.00

Percentage of anglers on sportfishing tours -0.05

Percentage of US anglers 0.16

Percentage of Canadian anglers -0.08

Percentage of European anglers -0.10

Percentage of anglers from other countries excluding Costa Rica -0.09

Percentage of Costa Rican anglers -0.07

Number of employees in high season 0.38

Number of employees in low season 0.12

Percentage direct contact -0.16

Percentage in all-inclusive package -0.04

Percentage referred by a foreign company 0.73

Percentage referred by a national company outside the region -0.03 Percentage referred by a national company within the region -0.03

Percentage from other partner companies -0.10

Number of suppliers within the area -0.15

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Number of tourist required to hire one more temporary employee 0.10 Is hotel independent or part of national or international chain or other? 0.06 How easy is it for your to purchase your main supplies 0.25 Is your margin higher or same than for similar companies? 0.30 Is your margin higher or same than for companies larger than yours? 0.24 Is your margin higher or same than for companies smaller than yours? 0.20

Source: IICE-UCR. Hotel survey August - September 2009

Error! Reference source not found. presents other correlation coefficients between hotel income and variables such as numbers of anglers visiting from United States and Canada and other places. The highest correlations were observed for anglers with own boat or yacht, percentage of anglers from Canada, United States and anglers referred by national or foreign companies. In all cases the correlation coefficient value is 0.53. There are no significant negative correlations. Table 17. Correlation coefficient between business income and other characteristics

Variable Correlation

coefficient

Average number of anglers per day in high season -0,07

Average number of anglers per day in low season -0,03

Percentage of anglers with own boat or yacht 0,53

Percentage of anglers chartering or renting boat 0,43

Percentage of anglers taking a sportfishing tour 0,42

Percentage of US anglers 0,53

Percentage of Canadian anglers 0,53

Percentage of European anglers 0,52

Percentage of anglers from other countries excluding Costa Rica 0,53

Percentage of Costa Rican anglers 0,53

Number of employees in high season 0,01

Number of employees in low season -0,04

Percentage direct contact 0,53

Percentage in all-inclusive package 0,53

Percentage referred by a foreign company 0,53

Percentage referred by a national company outside the region 0,53 Percentage referred by a national company within the region 0,52

Number of food and beverage suppliers in the area -0,16

Number of supplies, repairs and materials suppliers in the area -0,09 Number of tourist required to hire one more permanent employee 0,03 Number of tourist required to hire one more temporary employee 0,04

The company is a sportfishing tour operator 0,15

The company charters and rents sportfishing boats 0,02

The company sells fishing tackle 0,03

The company is a restaurant 0,21

The company is a tour package and general tour operator 0,16

The company has other activities 0,06

The company is an independent business part of an international or national chain 0,03

How dependent is your business on tourism activities 0,05

Describe how dependent is your business on sportfishing 0,16 How easy is it for your to purchase your main supplies 0,25 Is your margin higher or same than for similar companies? 0,11 Is your margin higher or same than for companies larger than yours? 0,18 Is your margin higher or same than for companies smaller than yours? 0,27

33 Source: IICE-UCR, Business Survey, August-September 2009

Part II

Commercial Fisheries Associated with Billfish