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Quantifying Recreational Benefits from Fish Consumption Advisories: Insights from Cell Phone Mobility Data

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  • Xibo Wan
  • Yongwang Ren
  • Ruohao Zhang
  • Jiameng Zheng
  • Wendong Zhang

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This article examines the impact of fish consumption advisories on recreational behavior and visitor welfare using large-scale mobility data from Michigan. By integrating cell phone–based location data with a discrete-choice modeling framework, we estimate the causal effects of advisories on recreation site selection and quantify the associated welfare benefits of disclosing risks. Our findings show that advisories significantly deter recreational visits, with an average visitor willing to pay approximately $72 per visit to avoid sites under advisories. We also find that disclosure on advisories led to aggregated welfare benefits of $3.45 million annually, highlighting its broader recreational benefits.

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  • Xibo Wan & Yongwang Ren & Ruohao Zhang & Jiameng Zheng & Wendong Zhang, 2026. "Quantifying Recreational Benefits from Fish Consumption Advisories: Insights from Cell Phone Mobility Data," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 102(3), pages 313-338.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:landec:v:102:y:2026:i:3:p:313-338
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.3.013026-0018
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    JEL classification:

    • Q26 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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