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1 March 2009 Diving Demand for Large Ship Artificial Reefs
O. ASHTON MORGAN
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Abstract

Using data drawn from a web-based travel cost survey, we jointly model revealed and stated preference trip count data in an attempt to estimate the recreational use value from diving the intentionally sunk USS Oriskany. Respondents were asked to report their: (i) actual trips from the previous year, (ii) anticipated trips in the next year, and (iii) anticipated trips next year assuming a second diveable vessel (a Spruance class destroyer) is sunk in the same vicinity. Results from several different model specifications indicate average per-person, per-trip use values range from $480 to $750. The “bundling” of a second vessel in the area of the Oriskany to create a multiple-ship artificial reef area adds between $220 and $1,160 per diver per year in value.

JEL Classification Codes: Q26, Q50

O. ASHTON MORGAN "Diving Demand for Large Ship Artificial Reefs," Marine Resource Economics 24(1), 43-59, (1 March 2009). https://doi.org/10.5950/0738-1360-24.1.43
Published: 1 March 2009
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KEYWORDS
artificial reefs
combined revealed and stated preferences
diving
non-market valuation
Recreation demand
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