were purchased for a total purchase/annual lease cost of 

 $363,917. 



Rconomic Values /Preference Study 



Surveys were initiated during the biennium to determine the 

 economic value of fishing in Montana and assess the preferences 

 for trout by stream fishermen. A report on the economic value of 

 fishing was nearing completion in late 1987. A draft report on 

 the trout stream angler preference survey was released in the 

 fall of 1987. 



A lake and reservoir preference survey is scheduled for January 

 1988, as well as a warm water use survey for summer 1988, to 

 estimate net economic values for Montana's warm water fish 

 species . 



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