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Economic Value of Lake Mead Fishery
Author(s) -
Martin William E.,
Bollman Frank H.,
Gum Russell L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1982)007<0020:evolmf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - bass (fish) , fishery , fishing , club , fisheries management , value (mathematics) , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , biology , mathematics , statistics , anatomy
Water management in the Colorado River system has affected fish productivity adversely in Lake Mead. Knowledge of the economic value of the fishery would be useful in analyzing programs to improve the fishery. Management agencies currently are especially interested in the largemouth bass fishery. Value is defined in terms of consumers surplus. A fishing day is any portion of a day that an individual fished in Lake Mead. The mean value per fishing day is estimated as about $60 for general fishermen and $100 for largemouth bass club members. The total annual value of the fishery is estimated as $69 million, 15 percent of which is directly attributable to largemouth bass club members.