About Us

Southwick Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 6435
Fernandina Beach, FL 32035
904 277 9765; fax 904 261 1145 
rob@southwickassociates.com
www.southwickassociates.com

Southwick Associates, Inc. specializes in natural resource and environmental economics.  We can help agencies understand the monetary issues behind the resources they manage, the economic costs and benefits imposed on regulated entities and the public, and changes to the customer base.

Our specialties include:
• Economic impacts and values of outdoor recreation:  hunting, fishing, boating, wildlife viewing, trapping, and more;
• Financial and market evaluations for outdoor-related businesses and industries;
• Identifying participation and economic trends; and
• Natural resource valuation.

Previous Projects and Experience include:
• Measuring the jobs, tax revenues and other economic contributions from fish and wildlife recreation within local, state and national economies;
• Assessing state license data bases and company sales records to identify who is entering or exiting outdoor sports, and how to address these trends;
• Determining the value of fish and mussels lost to industrial uses and accidents;
• Quantifying the value held by the public and recreational users natural resources, especially fish, wildlife and forest resources;
• Assessing the likelihood of visitor frequency, boating accidents, annual revenues for outdoor-related businesses, and other statistical analyses;
• Examining the trade volume, product flow and market shares for various outdoor-related industries; and
• Measuring the net economic effects of planned government programs or construction projects.