Recreational boaters value biodiversity: The case of the California Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Viana, Daniel F.; Gornik, Kiya; Lin, Ching-Cheng; McDonald, Gavin; Ng, Nathaniel S. R.; Quigley, Christine; Potoski, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2017.03.017

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“…Furthermore, this activity is only one of the multiple activities that could have benefited from water improvement, and that the positive effect could be even higher for the others. Viana et al (2017), who studied different recreational activities in a marine sanctuary, found that the group of recreational users that place the less relative importance to environmental quality were indeed recreational fishers.…”

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“…As a non-market valuation technique, RUM can be applied in travel cost recreational demand analyses, assuming that the individual (i) chooses a site (j) based on the cost incurred to get there (TCij) and site-specific characteristics (Zj) (Pendleton and Mendelsohn, 2000;Haab and McConnell, 2002;Viana et al, 2017). Therefore, the utility associated with visiting a site is a function of the travel costs (TCij), site-specific characteristics (Zj) and a random error term (eij):…”

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“…The benefits of recreational fishing can be assessed in monetary terms, for which non-market valuation techniques are considered more adequate than market valuation techniques (Viana et al, 2017). First, because even if it involves the consumption of fish, to base the economic value entirely on the market price of fish-catches would not capture the social benefits that fishers obtain through the practice of the activity.…”

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Monetary valuation of recreational fishing in a restored estuary and implications for future management measures

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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.

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Monetary valuation of recreational fishing in a restored estuary and implications for future management measures

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“…Non‐market values are usually measured by revealed‐preference (Viana et al. ) and stated‐preference (Davis et al. ) methods.…”

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“…Non-market values are usually measured by revealed-preference (Viana et al 2017) and statedpreference (Davis et al 2019) methods. The former use data on consumers' observable choices to infer values for environmental goods.…”

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Estimating the economic benefits and costs of highly‐protected marine protected areas

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly popular, but debated, management strategy to conserve marine biodiversity and ensure sustainable human use of the oceans. Economic studies can contribute to the debate about MPAs as a management option by evaluating their benefits and costs to society. In this paper, we outline how to evaluate the economic benefits and costs of MPAs and provide examples from the literature to demonstrate the methods described. We review challenges and opportunities of different economic methods. One key challenge is to meaningfully compare market and non‐market benefits of MPAs—this comparison is complicated by the scarcity of studies that quantify the non‐market benefits of MPAs. Another key challenge is to quantify how the value of marine areas may change with and without MPAs. Costs are often easier to estimate than benefits, but some costs—such as maintenance and compliance costs—are rarely recognized. Analytical choices will influence the identified economic costs and benefits of MPAs. For example, the spatial extent of analyses will influence what changes in underlying ecological processes are captured and conclusions about the equitable distribution of costs and benefits across society. For these reasons, it is important that managers are aware of the challenges and opportunities described here, so that they can obtain and use the best‐quality economic information to guide decision making about MPAs.

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Recreational boaters value biodiversity: The case of the California Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Cited by 9 publications

References 34 publications

Monetary valuation of recreational fishing in a restored estuary and implications for future management measures

Monetary valuation of recreational fishing in a restored estuary and implications for future management measures

Estimating the economic benefits and costs of highly‐protected marine protected areas

Economic Valuation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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