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1992 base year. The east slope may lose substantial recreation days (-953,000) from 1996 to
<br />1997; this loss would reduce estimated recreation days to the levels seen in 1992.
<br />Table 5. Estimated changes in Intensive Use recreation days from 1992 to 1996 with the current
<br />1996 stocking schedule.
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<br />REGION 1992 1996 EST. 1992
<br />RECREATION 1996 EST.
<br />RECREATION PERCENT
<br /> CATCHABLES CATCHABLES
<br />DAYS2
<br />DAYS CHANGE
<br />NE 798,159 1,037,690 545,000 692,139 +27
<br />CE 794,446 1,302,657 1,017,000 1,632,880 +61
<br />SE 1,045,037 1,479,047 712,900 986,524 +38
<br />NW 1,434,198 503,759 425,200 144,831 -66
<br />SW
<br />L 642,754 492,960 442,300 328,805 -26
<br />'Uses "old" regional boundaries.
<br />'Assumes 85% of recreation days derived from catchable plants.
<br />Table 6. Estimated changes in Intensive Use recreation days from 1992 to 1997 with reduction
<br />of 1.3 million WD positive catchables.
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<br />REGION'
<br />1992
<br />1997 EST. 1992
<br />RECREATION 1997 EST.
<br />RECREATION
<br />PERCENT
<br /> CATCHABLES CATCHABLES DAYS2 DAYS CHANGE
<br />NE 798,159 729,690 545,000 486,703 -11
<br />CE 794,446 928,657 1,017,000 1,164,071 +14
<br />SE 1,045,037 1,016,047 712,900 707,718 -1
<br />NW 1,434,198 427,759 425,200 122,981 -71
<br />SW 642,754 368,900 442,300 246,056 -44
<br />'Uses "old" regional boundaries.
<br />'Assumes 85% of recreation days derived from catchable plants.
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