02966naa a2200217 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500590007726000090013652022320014565000110237765000130238865000120240165000120241365300110242565300200243665300170245670000180247377302570249117988162017-03-28       1997    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aSEIDL, A. F.  aAnalysis of sportfishing expenditures in the Pantanal.  c1997  aSport or recreational fishing is an important source of employment and revenue to the people of the Pantanal region. It has been reported that 72% of fish caught are captured by sport fishers. Yet, little is known about the characteristics and expenditures of sport fishers in the Pantanal. We provide and analysis of the principal correlates with sport fishing expenditures in the southern Pantanal region. We analyze the results of a formal oral survey of 493 sport fishing visitors during the high fishing season of 1994. Visitors were polled regarding costly aspects of their cacation decision, travel history in the region, reasons for choosing the Pantanal as a tourism destination, and aspects of their experience, in addition to demographic information. Three first order linear regression models are explored to reveal the principal features of Pantanal sport fishing expenditures. We find stastically signidicant relationships between visitor and trip characteristics and their total and daily expenditures for sport fishing in the Pantanal and for a proxy for fishing sucess. Statistically significant correlates with total and daily expenditures include respondent income, mode of trasportation, fishing success, education level and motivations for visiting the Pantanal. In general, the higher the level of education, the greater the fishing success, the higher the income, the choice of traveling by air, andf the greather the distance from the Pantanal the higher the predicated per trip and per day expenditures. Moreover, those who are principally motivated to visit the Pantanal to view wildlife and enjoy its unique natural environment spend significantly more on sport fishing trips than those motivated primarily by either potential fishing success or relaxation. Fishing success is most highly correlated with the age of the respondent and his level of education. However, contrary to conventional wisdom, it is no: correlated with expenditures, local experience, or a passion for fishing. Local policy implications of this study include working to attract more nature-oriented visitors and managing fish resources as parts of greater ecosystems rather than principally as a havestable renewable resource.  aBrazil  aPantanal  atourism  aTurismo  aBrasil  aPesca esportiva  aSportfishing1 aMORAES, A. S.  tIn: ENCONTRO NACIONAL DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE ECONOMIA ECOLOGICA, 2., 1997, Sao Paulo. Anais... Sao Paulo: Universidade de Sao Paulo / Universidade Mackenzie / Faculdade de Ciencias Economicas, Contabeis e Administrativas / ECOMACK, 1997. p.285-305.