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Valuing recreational fishing in Tasmania and assessment of response bias in contingent valuation

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  • Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Steven Rust
  • Sarah Jennings
  • Jeremy Lyle
  • Sven Frijlink

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We report results from contingent valuation studies in each of two Tasmanian fisheries that estimate the value of a day’s recreational fishing. Published studies estimating the economic value of recreational fishing in Australia and New Zealand are limited, although the economic and social benefits associated with this activity are sizable and the importance of understanding the behaviour of recreational fishers for the sustainable management of aquatic resources is well recognised. In our contingent valuation surveys, we use a double-bounded version of the dichotomous choice question, which improves the statistical efficiency of the estimates relative to those based on a single dichotomous choice question. We test and control for response bias, in the form of anchoring and a shift effect, that may occur in data collected using a double-bounded dichotomous choice (DBDC) elicitation format. We highlight the importance of identifying and correcting for response bias in DBDC models on a case-by-case basis. Our estimation results show that there is no significant difference in the willingness to pay for a day of recreational fishing across individuals who caught different number of fish in either fishery. This suggests that high and low catch fishers placed the same value on a day’s fishing.
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  • Satoshi Yamazaki & Steven Rust & Sarah Jennings & Jeremy Lyle & Sven Frijlink, 2013. "Valuing recreational fishing in Tasmania and assessment of response bias in contingent valuation," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 57(2), pages 193-213, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajarec:v:57:y:2013:i:2:p:193-213
    DOI: 10.1111/ajar.2013.57.issue-2
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    1. Cati Torres & Nick Hanley, 2016. "Economic valuation of coastal and marine ecosystem services in the 21st century: an overview from a management perspective," Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics 2016-01, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development.
    2. George Halkos & Panagiotis Stavros Aslanidis & Angelos Plataniotis & Phoebe Koundouri, 2024. "Global insights on Sustainable Development Goal 14: Reviewing willingness-to-pay levels for marine ecosystem protection and conservation," DEOS Working Papers 2416, Athens University of Economics and Business.
    3. Curtis, John & Breen, Benjamin & O'Reilly, Paul, 2016. "Recreational Angling Tournaments: Participants’ Expenditures," Papers WP546, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

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