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HARMFUL ALGAE
卷 118, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102321
关键词
Foot traffic data; Survey data; Economic impact; Fishery-dependent community; Recreational shellfishing; Pacific Northwest
资金
- NOAA FY 2020 National Competitive Harmful Algal Blooms Programs HAB Socioeconomics Notice of Funding Opportunity
- [NA20NOS4780189]
The recreational razor clam fishery is crucial for the Pacific Northwest region in terms of tourism-related income. However, the increasing frequency of harmful algal blooms has resulted in closures and delays of recreational shellfisheries, negatively impacting the fishery dependent communities. This study estimates the economic impacts of the cancellation of razor clam digs at Long Beach, WA, showing substantial revenue losses for local businesses.
The recreational razor clam fishery is the largest recreational bivalve fishery in the Pacific Northwest and a major source of tourism-related income to small communities in the region. Delays and closures of recreational shellfisheries due to the increasing frequency of harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten to have significant negative impacts on fishery dependent communities. Coupling previous recreational shellfishing expenditure estimates from the literature with a novel dataset of daily visits to local businesses, we estimate a range of economic impacts resulting from the cancellation of razor clam digs at Long Beach, WA, the most popular beach in the State for recreational clam diggers. Our results indicate that a full season closure can lead to lost sales revenues of $16,875 for gas stations, $117,600 for food stores, $217,800 for accommodations and $491,400 for food service places for a total lower bound economic impact of $843,675. We discuss the opportunity for early warning systems, like the Pacific Northwest HAB Bulletin, to guide policy and facilitate business decisions that hedge the risk of revenue losses associated with dig cancellations.
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