Northeast Recreational Fishing Economic Data from 1994
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Description
Revealed preference data on recreational angler behavior and trip valuation, collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The dataset includes variables such as trip length, household income, and trip purpose, and is available in PDF and JSON formats. It was last updated on the platform in April 2026.
Use Cases
Modeling angler trip choice behavior based on trip length and purpose variables.
Estimating the economic value of recreational fishing trips based on revealed preference data.
Analyzing the relationship between household income and recreational fishing activity.
Studying trip expenditures and their impact on local economies where such data is included.
Strengths
Data originates from the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Description details specific variables like trip length, household income, and trip purpose.
Available in both human-readable PDF and machine-readable JSON formats.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count, file size, and license information are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
Data is from a single year (1994), which may limit temporal analysis.
Provenance
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Collection Method
Likely collected via angler intercept surveys and/or phone follow-up calls.
Time Range
1994
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-11 23:32:29.388249; freshness should be verified
Geography
Northeast region of the United States (implied by title).
License is unknown; terms of use should be verified before application.