Economic and Resource Management Aspects of the Commercial Use of Fish and Wildlife Resources in British Columbia
Economic and Resource Management Aspects of the Commercial Use of Fish and Wildlife Resources in British Columbia

Author: Canadian Resourcecon Ltd

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13:

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The primary objective of this study is to acquire information on the economic & social significance of big game guides, outfitters, fishing camp enterprises, and fishing resort operations in British Columbia. This information is required so that the effects of resource management & policy decisions (including effects on both the operators themselves and on the benefits that can accrue to the province from their operations) can be more clearly understood. The report presents data separately for wildlife-dependent operations and for operations dependent on the sport fishery resource. After an introduction on the study, chapter 2 profiles non-resident hunters (including their origin, expenditures, satisfaction with hunting, hunt characteristics, & success rates) and trends in non-resident hunting. Chapter 3 examines the big game guiding industry: the regulatory framework, industry structure, revenues & costs, regional economic impact, personnel, employment. Chapter 4 provides similar information on the packing industry, which provides transportation & accommodation services to hunters. Chapter 5 profiles commercial fresh-water sports fishing operations, including their geographic distribution, services provided, clientele, economics, and regional economic impact. The final chapter makes observations on the implications of the study findings for natural resource management policy. The appendix includes information on the methodology used to collect & analyze data for this study, as well as copies of questionnaires used in this research.

The Economics of Marine Resources and Conservation Policy
The Economics of Marine Resources and Conservation Policy

Author: James A. Crutchfield

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-04-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0226121976

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How can we manage a so-called "renewable" natural resource such as a fishery when we don't know how renewable it really is? James A. Crutchfield and Arnold Zellner developed a dynamic and highly successful economic approach to this problem, drawing on extensive data from the Pacific halibut industry. Although the U.S. Department of the Interior published a report about their findings in 1962, it had very limited distribution and is now long out of print. This book presents a complete reprint of Crutchfield and Zellner's pioneering study, together with a new introduction by the authors and four new papers by other scholars. These new studies cover the history of the Pacific halibut industry as well as the general and specific contributions of the original work—such as price-oriented conservation policy—to the fields of resource economics and management. The resulting volume integrates theory and practice in a clear, well-contextualized case study that will be important not just for environmental and resource economists, but also for leaders of industries dependent on any natural resource.