Estimating the direct market economic impact of sport angling for red drum in Texas.

Date

1986

Authors

Matlock, G.C.

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Abstract

A method for estimating the direct market economic impact of a sport fishery is developed and appled to red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) anglers in Texas. The commercial value of angler-landed fish is subtracted from trip expenditures to estimate the direct market value of the angling experience. This value was $29.7 million in 1976, and the statewide employment impact was 3,193 person-years. This method can be used for comparing relative economic values of sportfishing with commercial fishing.

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p. 490-493.

Keywords

red drum, Sciaenops ocellata, economic analysis, sport fishing, sport fishing statistics, commercial species, fisheries

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