RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Natural Resource Damages from Fishing Site Impairments
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP le.102.4.011224-0004R2
DO 10.3368/le.102.4.011224-0004R2
A1 Gibbons, Charles
A1 Sunding, David
YR 2026
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/04/06/le.102.4.011224-0004R2.abstract
AB Repeated surveys of New York State anglers eliciting fishing trips taken are used to estimate the willingness-to-pay to avoid fish consumption advisories. We consider over 1,300 in-state origins and 1,700 destinations and use site-specific constants to address time-invariant unobserved characteristics. Conditional logit models produce WTP values between $2.91 and $5.96 per day, while mixed logit models give average values of $1.16 to $1.72. We also estimate the values of recreational amenities (such as boat launches), which can be used to offset resource losses.