The implications of demographic change for recreational fisheries management in the United States

Toward an Understanding of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Conservation Attitudes among Recreation Participants

“…This increase in diversity also has a substantial impact on recreation participation mainly from increased numbers and proportions of minority residents and increased immigration (Murdock et al, 1996). This diversity will require managers to better understand group differences in perceived benefits of recreational activities, conservation attitudes, preferences, and behaviors of heterogeneous constituency groups for sustainable resource use (Toth & Brown, 1997).…”

“…The growing recreational demands on natural resources with increasing numbers of participants and frequency of participation provoke many resource conservation concerns (Murdock, Loomis, Ditton, & Hoque, 1996). Increasing scarcity requires efficient resource allocation decisions leading to resource consumption at the most highly valued use (i.e., social utility maximization; Manfredo, Vaske, & Sikorowski, 1996).…”

Updating the manager׳s toolbox: Mapping spatio-temporal trends in freshwater fishing

“…We describe the racial and income profile of these CTs using the 2010 US Census (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010) to illustrate how geocoded licenses can be used in concert with outside datasets. The economic, racial, and ethnic composition of these areas can be used to develop more effective advertisement campaigns (Meekers & Rahaim, 2005), identify the ideal economic and racial composition for focal groups based on the surrounding community (Krueger & Casey, 2009), and, with data from multiple areas of angler loss, predict future trends in license purchases based on projected population changes (Murdock, Loomis, Ditton, & Hoque, 1996).…”

Substitutability in Recreational Fishing

“…The number of people who participate in recreational fishing is not keeping pace with population growth in the United States (Murdock, Loomis, Ditton & Hoque, 1996). Because angler revenues pay the vast majority of the costs of fishery management in most states, there is much interest in understanding the factors that result in a decreasing rate of participation in fishing.…”