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Do Sportfish Consumption Advisories Affect Reservoir Anglers’ Site Choice?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Paul M. Jakus ,
Mark Downing ,
Mark S. Bevelhimer  and
J. Mark Fly
Paul M. Jakus
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Tennessee
Mark Downing
Affiliation:
Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mark S. Bevelhimer
Affiliation:
Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National laboratory
J. Mark Fly
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee
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Abstract

Increasing numbers of freshwater ecosystems have had sportfish consumption advisories posted in recent years. Advisories are sometimes issued in lieu of environmental remediation if they are considered more cost-effective than “cleaning up” the resource, but this approach assumes that anglers adjust behavior in response to the warning. Previous studies, however, suggest that compliance with advisories can be quite low. In contrast, this study measures a statistically significant response by reservoir anglers to consumption advisories. In particular, anglers are less likely to choose to visit a reservoir with an advisory than a similar reservoir without an advisory. Furthermore, the economic losses due to advisories are quantified for anglers in two regions of Tennessee.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , October 1997 , pp. 196 - 204
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Copyright © 1997 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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