Effects of Regulations on Expected Catch, Expected Harvest, and Site Choice of Recreational Anglers |
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| Authors: | David Scrogin Kevin Boyle George Parsons and Andrew J Plantinga |
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| Institution: | David Scrogin is assistant professor, Department of Economics, University of Central Florida. Kevin Boyle is Libra Professor of Environmental Economics, Department of Resource Economics and Policy, University of Maine. George Parsons is professor, Department of Marine Policy, University of Delaware. Andrew J. Plantinga is assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University and fellow, Rural Development Research Consortium. |
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| Abstract: | The use of public lands and waterways is often subject to environmental regulations designed to limit the depletion of resource stocks. Such regulations may influence expectations of quality, destination choice, and consumer surplus. This paper examines the effects of environmental regulations on recreational anglers. The empirical application develops a joint model of expected catch and expected harvest in conjunction with a random utility model of site choice. Findings for Maine anglers indicate that regulations have sizable effects on catch and harvest, site choice, and welfare. |
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| Keywords: | consumers fisheries nonmarket valuation recreation demand regulations |
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