THE EFFECT OF FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS ON RESERVOIR FISHING

Paul Jakus, Paula Dowell and Matthew Murray ()

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2000, vol. 25, issue 2, 13

Abstract: The effect of Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir water levels on recreational fishing is evaluated. Data were collected in east Tennessee during March through August of 1994-97. Water levels were not a major barrier to participation during the six-month period, but levels did affect the number of trips taken by anglers. Maintaining lakes at full pool for one additional summer month would result in an additional one-third trip per angler, or an additional 87,000 trips in the study region. The average net benefit of a full pool is $1.82 per angler, or an aggregate benefit of approximately $476,500 in the region.

Keywords: Resource; /Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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Working Paper: The Effect of Fluctuating Water Levels on Reservoir Fishing (1999)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.30888

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