The Price of a Better Catch : Valuing Fishing Improvements in Norrbotten through the Contingent Valuation and the Travel Cost Method

• Main Authors: Hilmersson, Gustav, Hallberg, Elin
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle 2025
• Subjects: Contingent valuation; Travel-cost; northern Sweden; economic valuation; recreational fishing; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics and Business; Ekonomi och näringsliv; Kring; Northern Sweden; Norrbotten
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-112303

This study aimed to estimate the willingness to pay for improved fishing and the consumer surplus fishermen had at the Lule River in 2023. The study limited itself to examining only recreational fishermen to investigate the purpose. The contingent valuation method was applied to measure the willingn...