Measuring the economic effects of sea level rise on shore fishing

Autor:	Okmyung Bin, John C. Whitehead, Ben Poulter, Christopher F. Dumas
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Shore Global and Planetary Change geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Fishing Climate change Fishery Recreational fishing Oceanography Sea level rise Environmental science Economic impact analysis Empirical relationship Recreation
Zdroj:	Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 14:777-792
ISSN:	1573-1596 1381-2386
Popis:	In this paper we develop estimates of the economic effects of sea level rise on marine recreational shore fishing in North Carolina, USA. The relationship between angler behavior and spatial differences in beach width is estimated using the Marine Recreational Fishing Statistics Survey and geospatial data. We exploit the empirical relationship between beach width and fishing site choice by simulating the effects of sea level rise on angler site choice. We find that reductions in beach width negatively affect the quality and number of fishing trips even as anglers adapt by using piers and bridges. Welfare losses are potentially substantial, ranging up 39% of the total value of marine shore fishing in North Carolina.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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