“…Table 2 provides the years that surveys were conducted by region. 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011 2002, 2007, 2011 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 1996, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2009Pacific Islands 2006, 20112006Southeast 1999, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2009West Coast 1998, 2001, 2006, 2009 The regular collection of economic data to coincide with MRFSS/MRIP data led to an expansion in the application of RUM models and resulted in region specific studies on the value of access to recreational fishing, as well as estimates on values related to changing catch rates (Hicks et al 2000). Examples include New England and the mid-Atlantic (Hicks et al 1999) and the southeast (Haab et al 2000).…”