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The Demand for Recreational Fishing in Montana

1998
The Clark Fork River, located in southwestern Montana, is a tributary of the Columbia River in the northwestern United States. The Upper Clark Fork River area is known for its cold-water trout fishing. The Upper Clark Fork River from the Butte and Anaconda area to the Milltown Reservoir is contaminated with several heavy metals primarily from ...
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Valuing Recreational Fishing in the Great Lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2013
Abstract We estimated a pair of models to characterize the demand for Great Lakes recreational fishing in Michigan. With a nested logit framework, the models tested whether anglers have an unobserved tendency to substitute between fishing sites based on target species or lake-specific preferences.
Frank Lupi, Richard T. Melstrom
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Bioeconomic models of marine recreational fishing

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1979
Abstract The theory of recreational fishing is developed and conditions are derived for optimal management policy, with special attention given to functional relationships that must be empirically verified. Determinants of the optimal allocation between commercial and recreational fishing effort are derived. The theory is extended to include selected
Kenneth E. McConnell, Jon G. Sutinen
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The Educational and Recreational Potential of Fish Hatcheries

Fisheries, 1987
Abstract Communication with the public can be a very important part of a fish and wildlife management agency's overall strategy. However, the potential for education and environmental interpretation at fish culture stations is often overlooked. Large numbers of people visit fish hatcheries, thereby creating an opportunity to reach a large audience with
William J. Matter, William W. Shaw, David E. Autore   +2 more
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Recreational Angler Perspectives of Nonnative Fishes

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2016
ABSTRACTAlthough fish invasions have implications for conservation and resource management, research on public attitudes toward nonnative fishes is lacking. We surveyed boat and canal bank recreational anglers in the Everglades to assess their awareness, preferences, and perspectives of native versus nonnative fishes.
Edwards, Christopher J., Heinen, Joel T., Rehage, Jennifer S.   +2 more
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OCS development and commercial and recreational fishing

Coastal Zone Management Journal, 1979
Controversies over Outer Continental Shelf leasing in the Baltimore Canyon off New Jersey and the Georges Bank off New England have underlined the need for better estimates of environmental risks posed by OCS development. High degrees of precision probably are not feasible, but progress in reducing uncertainty about the magnitude of impacts ...
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The Probability of Participation in Recreational Fishing [PDF]

, 2015
Clifford S. Russell, William J. Vaughan
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Fishing for Trouble: The Ethics of Recreational Angling

2018
Fishing is a beloved pastime for many cultures reaching far back into history and spanning the globe. Many fish not out of necessity, but purely as a means of recreation. These people are called recreational anglers, and their ethical justifications for fishing have yet to be problematized, at least to the same extent that other forms of recreational ...
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Coral cover a stronger driver of reef fish trophic biomass than fishing

Ecological Applications, 2021
Justin R Rizzari, Rene A Abesamis
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Recreational and Re-Creational Fishing

Fisheries, 2019
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