annotated bibliography of fisheries economics literature - Office of ...

submitted to the Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Department of
Economics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011, September, 35
pp.
The question addressed in this report is whether the available economics
literature provides a basis for estimating the benefits to marine recreation
attributable to the water pollution control programs of federal, state, and
local agencies. While numerous techniques exist, estimates of net benefit
from water quality improvements are not consistent. No direct evidence exists
that supports the contention that the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(FWPCA) of 1972 has actual improved the recreational fishing experience. It
appears that the upper bound estimates of fishing benefits from the FWPCA
should not exceed $1 billion per year.
Freeman, A. Myrick III (1995). "The Benefits of Water Quality
Improvements for Marine Recreation: A Review of the Empirical
Evidence." Marine Resource Economics, 10(4):385-406.
This paper reviews the empirical literature on the economic value of
marine recreation fishing, beach visits, and boating. Questions addressed
include: What values do people place on changes in the attributes of
recreation sites and activities? What do we know about how water pollution
control policy affects these attributes? And, is it feasible to use the value
information obtained for specific sites and/or activities to estimate the
benefits of improving marine water quality? The literature establishes that
some measures of pollution reduce the values of trips to beaches and that
improved fishing success is valued by recreational anglers. However, there is
substantial variation in value measures across studies. Welfare estimates can
be sensitive to model specification and estimation. In the case of marine
recreational fishing, the links between pollution control policy and the
attributes of the activity that people value (catch rate) have not been
established.
Freund, R.J. and R.R. Wilson (1974). "An Example of a Gravity Model to
Estimate Recreation Travel." Journal of Leisure Research, 6:241-
256.
A gravity model to explain recreational travel and participation in
Texas is estimated.
Fricke, Peter H. (1992). "Guidance for Social Impact Assessment for
Marine Fishery Management and Planning." Draft report, USDOC,
NOAA, NMFS, Silver Springs, MD.
This document provides fishery managers with an understanding of the
objectives and techniques of Sociological Impact Assessment.
Fricke, Peter H. (1994). "Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Limited
Entry Program: Interim Summary Information on Appeals Received."
Position paper presented at the Limited Access Workshop, Seattle,
Washington, November 1-3. National Marine Fisheries Service,
Northwest Regional Office, Seattle, Washington.
A review of the appeals process for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery
limited entry program. Approximately 44 percent of denied applications or 16
percent of all applications were appealed. Of the appeals decided (76 percent
of total), 23 percent were granted.
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