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A Socio-economic Study of
Licensed Senior Anglers in Texas (2008)
Prepared for Texas Parks and Wildlife
Estimating the Economic Impact of Golden Algae on Recreational Fishing as Possum Kingdom Lake (2005)
Prepared for Texas Parks and Wildlife
Using a Stated Preference Discrete Choice Experiment to Analyze Scuba Diver Preferences for Coral Reef Conservation (2005)
Prepared for the coral reef competitve grants program of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
A Stated Preference Discrete Choice Approach to Understanding Angler Preferences for Tournament Policies and Characteristics (2004)
Prepared for the Costal Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Demographics, Participation, Attitudes, an
Management Preferences of Texas Anglers (2004)
prepared for the Coastal Fisheries
and Inland Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department
A Stated Discrete Choice Approach to Understanding
Angler Preferences and Tradeoffs for Harvest
Regulations in Texas Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Fishery (2003)
prepared for the Coastal Fisheries
Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Boating Infrastructure Needs of Texas
(2002)
prepared for the Recreation Grants
Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Characteristics, Participation Patterns, Management
Preferences, Expenditures, and Economic Impacts of
Sam Rayburn Reservoir Anglers (2002)
prepared for the Inland Fisheries
Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife
The May 6, 2001 Bass N Bucks Fishing Tournament:
Participants’ Characteristics, Attitudes,
Expenditures, and Economic Impacts (2002)
prepared for the Inland Fisheries
Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife
The 2002 Texas BASS Federation State Championship
Fishing Tournament: Participants’ Characteristics,
Attitudes, Expenditures, and Economic Impacts
(2002)
prepared for the Inland Fisheries
Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Gender and Longitudinal Perspectives on Recreation
Specialization Levels of Saltwater Anglers in Texas
(2002)
Ph.D. Dissertation Completed by
Brian L. Bohnsack
Animal Rights Activists and Their Perceptions of
Recreational Fishing (2002)
Master's Thesis Completed by
Carol E. Thailing
The Future of Fishing in the USA (2002)
PowerPoint presentation presented at the ASA
Sportfishing Summit, Tucson, October 10, 2002
A Social and Economic Study of the Texas Shrimp
Fishery (2002)
prepared for the Coastal
Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Demographics, Motivations, And Participation
Patterns Of Sport Divers In The Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary (2001)
paper presented at the 2001
Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries
Institute, November 13, Providenciales, Turks and
Caicos Islands, British West Indies
The Economic Impacts of Sport Divers Using the
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (2001)
paper presented at the 2001
Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries
Institute, November 13, Providenciales, Turks and
Caicos Islands, British West Indies
Understanding Catch-and-Release Behavior of
Recreational Anglers (2001)
Ph.D. Dissertation Completed by
Stephen G. Sutton
Understanding an Urban Fishery: Braunig and
Calaveras Lake, San Antonio Texas (2001)
prepared for City Public Service
Board of San Antonio, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and
the San Antonio River Authority
The Virginia Beach Red, White, and Blue Fishing
Tournament: An Analysis of Participants’
Characteristics, Attitudes, Expenditures, and
Economic Impacts (2001)
prepared for the City of Virginia
Beach, Department of Convention and Visitor
Development
Understanding Future Issues in Saltwater Fisheries
Management in Texas (2001)
prepared for the Coastal
Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department
Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in
Angler Behavior (2000)
Ph.D. Dissertation Completed by
Kevin M. Hunt
Socio-Political Structure and Concerns of Offshore
Charter and Party Boat Operators in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas--Summarized
(2000)
Master's Thesis Completed by
Carla Norris-Raynbird
The Operations and Economics of the Charter and Head
Boat Fleets of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic Coasts (2000)
Stephen M. Holland, Anthony J.
Fedler and J. Walter Milon
Some formatting was lost in the process of
converting this document to Acrobat. As such, some
tables are missing and the Table of Contents may not
accurately reflect the actual report. For a copy of
the missing tables, or a hard copy of the report,
please contact the lead author.
The Economic Impacts of Sport Divers Using
Artificial Reefs in Texas Offshore Waters (2000)
paper presented at the 2000
Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries
Institute, Biloxi, MS
Characteristics, Participation Patterns, Attitudes,
Management Preferences, Expenditures, and Economic
Impacts of Toledo Bend Reservoir Anglers (2000)
prepared for Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries, the Sabine River Authority
of Texas, and the Sabine River Authority of
Louisiana
1999 Texas International Fishing Tournament:
Participants' Characteristics, Participation in
Fishing, Attitudes, Expenditures, and Economic
Impacts (2000)
prepared for Texas International
Fishing Tournaments, Inc.
1999 Pirate's Cove Big Game Tournaments:
Participants' Characteristics, Participation in
Fishing, Attitudes, Expenditures, and Economic
Impacts (2000)
prepared for Pirate's Cove Big
Game Tournaments, Inc.
Demographics, Attitudes, Management Preferences, and
Economic Impacts of Sport Divers Using Artificial
Reefs in Offshore Texas Waters (1999)
An Application of Metric Conjoint Analysis in Marine
Recreational Fisheries Management (1999)
A Cross-sectional Study and Longitudinal Perspective
on the Social and Economic Characteristics of the
Charter and Party Boat Fishing Industry of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas (1999)
prepared for the National Marine
Fisheries Service
A Longitudinal Perspective on the Social and
Economic Characteristics of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Charter and Party Boat Industry (1999)
paper presented at the 1999
Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries
Institute,
Key West, FL
Demographics, Participation, Attitudes and
Management Preferences of Texas Anglers (1999)
prepared for the Inland Fisheries
and Coastal Fisheries Divisions, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department
Understanding Future Issues in Saltwater Fisheries
Management in Texas (1998)
prepared for the Coastal
Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department
A Social and Economic Study of the Winter
Recreational Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery in
Hatteras, North Carolina (1998)
prepared for the American
Sportfishing Association, in cooperation with the
International Game Fish Association, National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation, and National Marine
Fisheries
A Social and Economic Study of Fort Hood Anglers
(1998)
prepared for Natural Resources
Management Branch, Fort Hood, and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Characteristics of Anglers and Guides at Lake
Texoma, their Fishing Patterns, and Attitudes
Towards Management of the Recreational Fishery
(1998)
prepared for Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department and Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation
Factors Influencing Recreational Fishing and Boating Participation (1998)
prepared for Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council
Human Dimensions of Wildlife User Conflicts
proceedings of a Colloquium of Developing Management Strategies for the Chinese White Dolphin
Platte River Nature Recreation Study (1998)
prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
Demographics, Participation, Attitudes, Management
Preferences, and Trip Expenditures of Texas Black
Bass Anglers (1996)
A Social and Economic Study of the Lake Fork
Reservoir Recreational Fishery (1996)
prepared for Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department and Sabine River Authority of
Texas
The 1994 Net Ban Constitutional Amendment: A Case
Study of Marine Fisheries Management in Florida
(1996)
A Statewide Perspective on Community Fishing in
Texas (1996)
prepared for Inland Fisheries
Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Demographics, Participation, Attitudes, Management
Preferences, and Trip Expenditures of Texas Anglers
(1996)
prepared for Texas Parks and Wildlife
A Social and Economic Study of the Costa Rica
Recreational Billfish Fishery (1995)
prepared for The Billfish
Foundation
Characteristics, Attitudes, Catch and Release Behavior, and Expenditures of Billfish Anglers in Puerto Rico (1994)
prepared for the Billfish Foundation
Texas Spotted Seatrout Fishing Angler Survey
(1993)
Development of a Social and Economic Questionaire for On-site Interviews of Marine Recreational Anglers in Texas (1991)
Characteristics, Behaviors, Attitudes, Expenditures, Harvest, and Management prefernces of Billfish Tournament Anglers (1990)
prepared for the Billfish Foundation (click here for Spanish text)
A User/Setting Approach to Understanding Recreational Experiences (1982)
An Approach for Evaluating Recreational Impact on Natural Resources in Big Bend National Park (1976)
Proceedings of the 3rd Resources Management Conference southwest Region Superintendent's Conference (1976)
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