Estimating the value of lost recreation days from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

English, Eric; Haefen, Roger H. von; Herriges, Joseph A.; Leggett, Christopher; Lupi, Frank; McConnell, Kenneth E.; Welsh, Michael; Domanski, Adam; Meade, Norman

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2018.06.010

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“…For instance, [32] has shown that when reviewing the effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, losses have been reported as low as $2.23 for individuals fishing from private boats, but as high as $34.27 for individuals fishing from chartered boats. Similarly, [33] reports welfare estimated losses to shoreline recreationists of between $37.23 and $40.41 per lost trip as a result of the BP oil spill.…”

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“…Future research efforts aimed at better understanding the impact of HABs on recreational services of coastal and marine ecosystems could focus on estimating the demand response to HABs that are near a ramp but do not close a ramp. These estimates can be obtained using stated preference surveys [12] or by developing estimates based on empirical observations of changes in behavior resulting from changes in the quality of ecosystem services [32,33], rather than on simulations using previously collected data (such as the estimates developed in this study).…”

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“…In the mid-1990s, the FL Department of Environmental Protection successfully used a RUM to estimate the recreational value that was lost to beach visitors following the 1993 Tampa Bay oil spill [30]. References [3][4][5][6][31][32][33] have applied RUMs to estimate changes in welfare resulting from perturbations in recreational fishing and boating. RUMs have also been used to evaluate the welfare lost to boaters from policies designed to protect the West Indian manatee in Lee County (restricted boating speeds and waterway access) and were later extended to Brevard County in 2003 [7,34].…”

Section: A Random Utility Model To Value Site Closures Due To Habsmentioning

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Valuing Provision Scenarios of Coastal Ecosystem Services: The Case of Boat Ramp Closures Due to Harmful Algae Blooms in Florida

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Ecosystem service flows may change or disappear temporarily or permanently as a result of environmental changes or ecological disturbances. In coastal areas, ecological disturbances caused by toxin-producing harmful algae blooms can impact flows of ecosystem services, particularly provisioning (e.g., seafood harvesting) and cultural services (e.g., recreation). This study uses a random utility model of recreational boating choices to simulate changes in the value of cultural ecosystem services provided by recreation in coastal ecosystems resulting from prolonged ecological disturbances caused by harmful algae blooms. The empirical application relies on observed trips to 35 alternative boat access ramps in Lee County, an important marine access destination in southwest Florida. Results indicate that reduced boating access from harmful algae blooms may have resulted in losses of $3 million for the 2018 blooms, which lasted from the end of June to the end of September.

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“…Our structural model of recreation behavior uses a repeated discrete choice framework (Morey et al 1993;Nevo 2001;English et al 2018) estimated sequentially (Dundas and von Haefen 2020). We assume that an individual makes repeated decisions about participating in a recreation activity and then conditional on making a positive participation decision, which site to visit.…”

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The importance of data structure and nonlinearities in estimating climate impacts on outdoor recreation

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2021

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Credible empirical estimation of the economic impacts of climate change is dependent on data structure (e.g., cross sectional, panel) and the functional relationship between weather data and behavioral outcomes. We show here how these modeling decisions lead to significantly different results when estimating the effects of weather and simulating the potential welfare impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation. Using participation data from 1.6 million households in the United States from 2004 to 2009, we estimate the impact of temperature and precipitation on participation decisions for marine shoreline recreational fishing. Results from linear models suggest temperature positively impacts participation and, by implication, climate change is likely to improve welfare associated with outdoor recreation in all regions of our study area. Conversely, nonlinear specifications suggest more days with extreme heat reduce participation and lead to significant declines in welfare under future climate scenarios. Differences in the treatment of how weather enters recreation participation decisions change both the sign and magnitude of welfare effects by nearly $1 billion annually. Differences in data structure, however, only affect the magnitude of welfare impacts but not the sign. Disaggregation of welfare estimates suggests warmer baseline climates are more susceptible to these choices. Our results demonstrate the critical nature of modeling decisions about data structure and the use of weather data to assess the future impacts of climate change, especially with nonmarket goods where value is related to environmental quality such as outdoor recreation.

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“…Which method of oil removal and the intensity of collateral damage to the beach are driven primarily by the need to achieve cleanup endpoints efficiently with regard to monetary costs and time (Michel et al 2017). Cleaning oiled beaches sufficiently to allow human recreation activities without exposing beach goers to health hazards is often the only service explicitly disclosed (Dickey and Huettel 2016) due to the recognized, large economic value associated with beach tourism and real estate to coastal income (Maguire et al 2011, Prayaga 2017, English et al 2018. Restoring nesting sites for threatened or endangered shorebirds and sea turtles is another visible and public goal for some beaches.…”

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Estimates of losses and recovery of ecosystem services for oiled beaches lack clarity and ecological realism

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2021

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Estimating the value of lost recreation days from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Cited by 54 publications

References 24 publications

Valuing Provision Scenarios of Coastal Ecosystem Services: The Case of Boat Ramp Closures Due to Harmful Algae Blooms in Florida

Valuing Provision Scenarios of Coastal Ecosystem Services: The Case of Boat Ramp Closures Due to Harmful Algae Blooms in Florida

The importance of data structure and nonlinearities in estimating climate impacts on outdoor recreation

Estimates of losses and recovery of ecosystem services for oiled beaches lack clarity and ecological realism

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