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The Effect of Acidification Damages on the Economic Value of the Adirondack Fishery to New York Anglers
Author(s) -
Mullen John K.,
Menz Fredric C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1240830
Subject(s) - damages , recreation , value (mathematics) , environmental science , fishery , recreational fishing , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , economics , ecology , biology , mathematics , law , political science , statistics
A travel cost model is used to estimate losses in the net economic value of the Adirondack recreational fishery resulting from damages caused by acidic deposition. Annual losses to New York resident anglers are estimated to be approximately $@@‐@@1 million per year in 1976 dollars. Although there are many reasons why these damages understate the full extent of losses to both current users and others, this research represents one of the initial attempts to quantify one type of cost associated with the acidic deposition problem.