Estimating the willingness to pay for catch improvements in the river Simojoki -an application of contingent valuation method

摘要: Fishing management has traditionally emphasized information on commercial fishing. That is partly because in the case of recreational fishing market mechanism fails and considered a public good. In order to select optimal actions decisions should also include value derived from salmon. Since there no or price for fishing, hypothetical be constructed. this study contingent valuation method (CVM) was used eliciting demand wild salmon Simojoki- river Finland. The aim measure monetary additional catch Simojoki-river elicit benefits improvement using payment card question format. elicits fishermens willingness pay advanced rate. Prior asking question, policy that results change vehicle (which addition sum current payment) are thoroughly described. Respondents asked two parts: first simple yes/no then second where respondents choose amount describes their valuation. bid vector formulation required prestudy. This non-market part project called: " Baltic Salmon Action Plan Bothnian bay rivers: interdisciplinary modelling evolving stock socio-economic aspects" . been initiated appropriate measures increase probability successful rehabilitation potential rivers. Data collected by mail survey during period May-September 2004. questionnaire sent 1000 randomly selected fishermen who had purchased licenses 2003. response rate 28 %. representativeness sample assured proportion population (Central statistical office), fly-fishing (Outdoot recreation statistics). our 181 (73%) out 249 respondent expressed positive pay. Motives were mostly quite altruistic like I want ensure possibility future" every citizenss possibilities use increased fish catch" To examine responses variant Tobit model used. dependent variable expected variables independent variables. following (positive negative effect) expenditures per trip (+) gear (+), monthly gross income household age (-), education children (-) (+). Estimated average doubled about 8-9 euro angler day 48-54 period.