Monetary valuation of recreational fishing in a restored estuary and implications for future management measures
| Autor: | Silvia Ferrini, Ángel Borja, María C. Uyarra, Sarai Pouso, R. Kerry Turner |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
recreational fishing Natural resource economics media_common.quotation_subject 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Ecosystem services economic valuation ecosystem services recovery random utility models recreational fishing travel cost random utility models Recreation Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Environmental quality 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Valuation (finance) geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Estuary ecosystem services recovery Business Species richness Water quality economic valuation travel cost Welfare |
| Popis: | Recreational fishing is considered a cultural ecosystem service, important in terms of the socio-economic benefits that it provides. In the Nerbioi estuary (northern Spain), investments in water treatment and the closure of polluting industries have led to several benefits such as improvements in water quality, fish abundance and richness, and recreational fishing activity. Currently, this activity is performed along the whole estuary including areas that previously were severely polluted. Valuing the benefits of recreational fishing is crucial to support the management of the estuary. The economic valuation is performed using a multi-site travel cost analysis. In addition, the effect on welfare measures of future scenarios where environmental conditions and accessibility change is analysed. Results indicate that each recreational trip in Nerbioi has a use value of 14.98€, with an aggregate value of 1.12 M€year−1 for the whole recreational fishers’ community. The simulated scenarios suggest that further environmental improvements would have a positive effect in the activity, increasing the current welfare by 7.5–11.5%. In contrast, worsening of environmental conditions and accessibility could translate into a welfare reduction up to 71%. The monetary use value of recreational fishing partially covers (4.7%) the costs of maintaining the environmental quality of the estuary. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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