Albemarle-Pamlico Sounds
The Value of Recreational Fishing on the Albemarle and Pamlico Estuaries
Type: Extent of
habitat (i.e., area of habitat and whether there has been a decline); condition
of habitat and sources affecting habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality
of the habitat); and stressors affecting habitat (i.e., which sources
have contributed to its degradation and whether they are direct or indirect
factors).
Category: Submerged and Intertidal
Cost: Information not provided.
Description: The investigators conducted a literature survey to review
all economic models currently available to describe the demand for comparable
types of marine recreational fishing and the values of improvements in its quality.
Researchers also developed a database that included a description of users'
recreational fishing opportunities and decisions, and a measure of environmental
quality. In addition, this project also developed a model of recreational decisions
and estimated and evaluated the model (including estimates of average catch
rates for specific entry points) based on an enhanced database.
Outcome: The primary users of fisheries resources in the APNEP region
are residents of coastal and near-by counties. A 25% increase in the catch rate
would increase the value of a typical trip for an average fisherman by $10-71
(1981 dollars). Such estimates are, however, very sensitive to the original
assumptions employed. Subsequent research has altered the assumptions employed
by this study. These preliminary results, however, allow initial determinations
to be made of the value of improving certain locations and the changes in patterns
of use that could be expected to result.
Contact: Joan Giordano, APNEP Public Involvement Coordinator, 943 Washington
Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889; Phone: (252) 946-6481, Fax: (252) 975-3716,
Joan.Giordano@ncmail.net
Citations: · http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/nep/projectsfish.htm#The Value
of Recreational Fishing and APNEP Report 88-13
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