Measuring the Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Marine Recreational Shore Fishing in North Carolina

John C. Whitehead (), Ben Poulter, Christopher F. Dumas and Okmyung Bin

No 08-09, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Appalachian State University

Abstract: We develop estimates of the economic effects of sea level rise on marine recreational shore fishing in North Carolina. We estimate the relationship between angler behavior and spatial differences in beach width using the Marine Recreational Fishing Statistics Survey and geospatial data. We exploit the empirical relationship between beach width and site choice by simulating the effects of (1) sea level rise on beach width and (2) beach width on angler site choice. We find that the welfare losses are potentially substantial, ranging up to a present value of $1.26 billion over 75 years. Key Words: marine recreational fishing, travel cost method, climate change, sea level rise

JEL-codes: Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008
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