Abstract

The growth in human dimensions of fisheries research over the past decade has resulted in a growing understanding of the impacts of recreational fisheries management regulations on the angling public. This paper examines the use of strategic choice modeling for analyzing regulatory alternative impacts on recreational angler behavior. Strategic choice modeling employs an experimental design to manipulate and evaluate the independent effects of length, size, season, bag limits, and other factors on anglers decisions to fish and the number of trips taken. Since the choice modeling process is similar to the decision process of anglers, strategic modeling has the potential to provide reasonable assessments of impacts on angling behavior. Fisheries management applications of strategic choice odeling will be presented.

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