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Water SA

On-line version ISSN 1816-7950
Print version ISSN 0378-4738

Abstract

LEE, DE; HOSKING, SG  and  DU PREEZ, M. A choice experiment application to estimate willingness to pay for controlling excessive recreational fishing demand at the Sundays River Estuary, South Africa. Water SA [online]. 2014, vol.40, n.1, pp.39-40. ISSN 1816-7950.

The Sundays River Estuary, situated in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, has excessive recreational demand for estuarine services, specifically recreational fishing. The estuary has been over-fished, putting its sustainability at risk. Various management interventions may be required in order to save it, but how is this to be done without reducing welfare? The main aim of this paper is twofold: first, to assess and comprehend the economic value of the estuarine resources at stake; and, second, to propose policy measures to redress the situation (excessive demand, specifically recreational fishing). An application of a choice experiment reveals that the physical size of fish stocks is a very important predictor of recreational choice at the Sundays River Estuary, and it is recommended that demand be curtailed through an increase in the boat license fee for using the estuary of ZAR174 per annum

Keywords : Estuary; demand management; recreational attributes; recreational fishery; choice experiment.

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