Economics of Sport Fishing in Alaska
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ECONOMICS OF SPORT FISHING IN ALASKA PREPARED BY SHARMAN HALEY, MATTHEW BERMAN, SCOTT GOLDSMITH, ALEXANDRA HILL, AND HONGJIN KIM PREPARED FOR ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME December 1999 Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Methods of Analysis ..................................................................................................S-1 Profile of Sport Anglers.............................................................................................S-4 Economic Significance of Sport Fishing ...................................................................S-8 Net Economic Value................................................................................................S-11 Data and Model Reliability......................................................................................S-12 Charter 1. Purpose and Scope of Study Purpose....................................................................................................................... 1-1 Methods of Analysis .................................................................................................. 1-1 Value and Limits of Analysis .................................................................................... 1-1 Report Organization................................................................................................... 1-2 Charter 2. Data Sources and Methods Estimating the Economics of Sport Fishing............................................................... 2-1 Surveys of Anglers and Businesses ........................................................................... 2-2 Statewide Sport Angler Survey............................................................................ 2-3 Non-Resident Angler Survey............................................................................... 2-7 Guide and Charter Survey.................................................................................... 2-7 Net Economic Value................................................................................................ 2-10 Constructing Travel Cost Models ...................................................................... 2-10 Estimating Net Economic Value........................................................................ 2-11 Economic Significance ............................................................................................ 2-13 Alaska Input-Output Model ............................................................................... 2-13 Charter 3. Survey Findings Alaska Resident Anglers............................................................................................ 3-1 Household Profile ................................................................................................ 3-1 Summer Fishing Trips.......................................................................................... 3-5 Preferences of Resident Anglers........................................................................ 3-12 Nonresident Anglers ................................................................................................ 3-14 Angler Profile..................................................................................................... 3-14 Fishing Trips by Visiting Anglers...................................................................... 3-17 Preferences of Visiting Anglers......................................................................... 3-20 Winter Fishing by Alaskans..................................................................................... 3-22 Guide and Charter Operators ................................................................................... 3-28 Charter 4. Economic Significance of Sport Fishing in Alaska Summary of Statewide Economic Significance......................................................... 4-1 Methodology.............................................................................................................. 4-1 Total and Regional Expenditures and Economic Significance.................................. 4-2 Resident Sport Fishing Expenditures......................................................................... 4-7 i Nonresident Sport Fishing Expenditures ................................................................. 4-16 Guide and Charter Expenditures.............................................................................. 4-23 Average Expenditures.............................................................................................. 4-27 Economic Significance of Sport Fishing Sites ........................................................ 4-30 Distinguishing Significance Analysis from Impact Analysis ............................ 4-30 Allocating and Measuring Expenditures............................................................ 4-31 Estimates of Economic Significance by Site ........................................................... 4-32 Estimates of Economic Significance of Species and Selected Fisheries for Resident Sport Fishing............................................................................................. 4-39 Comparison with Earlier Studies ............................................................................. 4-42 1991 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Survey ..................................................... 4-42 1988 Jones and Stokes Study of Sport Fishing in Southeast Alaska ................. 4-42 1986 Jones and Stokes Study of Sport Fishing in Southcentral Alaska ............ 4-43 Charter 5. The Net Economic Value of Sport Fishing In Alaska Interpreting Travel Cost Model Estimates................................................................. 5-1 Total Estimated Value of Sport Fishing..................................................................... 5-5 Estimates of Net Value by Site .................................................................................. 5-6 Estimates of Net Value by Species .......................................................................... 5-10 ii LIST OF MAPS, TABLES AND FIGURES Executive Summary Table 1. ISER Sport Angler and Guide Surveys, 1993-1994....................................S-2 Table 2. Number of Alaska Households with Anglers, by Survey Region, 1993.....S-2 Figure 1. Measuring the Economics of Sport Fishing ..............................................S-3 Table 3. Importance of Hunting and Fishing in Why Alaskan Anglers Live in Communities...................................................................................S-4 Figure 2. Profile of 1993 Summer Sport Fishing Among Alaskans .........................S-5 Figure 3. Profile of 1993 Winter Sport Fishing Among Alaskans............................S-6 Figure 4. Profile of 1993 Visiting Sport Anglers......................................................S-7 Figure 6. Economic Significance of Sport Fishing in Alaska, 1993.........................S-9 Figure 7. Regional Spending by Sport Anglers, 1993 ............................................S-10 Figure 9. Total and Net Economic Value of Sport Fishing in Alaska, 1993 ..........S-11 Figure 5. Most and Least Important Reasons Why Anglers Choose Sites ...............S-8 Chapter 2. Data Sources and Methods Figure 2-1. Measuring the Economics of Sport Fishing ........................................... 2-2 Table 2-1. ISER Sport Angler and Guide Surveys, 1993-1994 ................................ 2-3 Table 2-2. Weights for Resident Angling Households ............................................. 2-5 Table 2-3. Weights for Resident Angler Trips.......................................................... 2-6 Table 2-4. Weights for Nonresident Angling Households........................................ 2-7 Table 2-5. Estimating the Number of Businesses Providing Guide and Charter Services in Alaska in 1993.......................................................... 2-8 Table 2-6. Weights for the Guide and Charter Survey.............................................. 2-9 Figure 2-2. Marginal Benefit, Marginal Cost, and Net Economic Value ............... 2-12 Chapter 3. Survey Findings Table 3-1. Number of Alaska Households with Anglers, by Survey Region ........... 3-1 Table 3-2. Alaska Households with Anglers, by Size............................................... 3-2 Table 3-3. Composition of Alaska Households with Anglers................................... 3-2 Table 3-4. 1993 Income of Alaska Households with Anglers .................................. 3-3 Table 3-5. Years Households with Anglers Have Lived in Alaska .......................... 3-3 Table 3-6. Years in Current Community of Alaska Households with Anglers......... 3-3 Table 3-7. Skill of the Most Experienced Angler in Resident Households .............. 3-4 Table 3-8. Resident Anglers’ Knowledge about Where to Fish ............................... 3-4 Table 3-9. Importance of Hunting and Fishing in Why Alaskan Anglers Live in Communities................................................................................ 3-4 Table 3-10. Importance of Hunting and Fishing in Alaskan Anglers’ Decisions About Moving to Current Communities............................................... 3-4 Table 3-11. Summer 1993 Alaska Resident Fishing Trips, by Survey Region and Month................................................................................. 3-6 iii Table 3-12. Mean Number of Summer Fishing Trips, per Resident Angling Households, by Region..........................................................