Table 1. Per capita expenditures (in dollars) in the United States for fish- 

 ing and hunting (Adapted from U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife 

 Service 1960, 1970). 



Category 



1955 



1960 



1970 



Freshwater fishing 

 Saltwater fishing 

 Waterfoul hunting 

 Small game hunting 

 Big game hunting 



77 

 91 

 60 

 50 

 73 



95 

 101 

 46 

 60 

 55 



127.17. 



178.10 

 84.47 

 81.02 



122.53 



Gulf of Mexico only. 



Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program. The Florida DNR spent 

 $483.85 million on parks and recreation in fiscal years 1971-72 through 1979- 

 80 and increased the number of employees in park and recreation programs from 

 424 to 767 (Governor's Office of Planning and Budgeting 1981). The DNR Divi- 

 sion of State Lands administers the Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) 

 program designed to purchase environmentally endangered lands and recreation 

 areas. 



The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, which manages fresh- 

 water fish and wildlife spent $16.99 million on freshwater fish programs and 



$13.63 million on wildlife programs ln 

 number of employees in the freshwater 

 175, and in the wildlife program it 

 Office of Planning and Budgeting 1981). 



fiscal years 1976-77 to 1979-80. The 

 fishery program increased from 154 to 

 increased from 71 to HI (Governor's 



The Florida Department of Commerce promotes tourism by advertising and by 

 surveying tourists. The Department of Commerce spent $1.68 million for tour- 

 ism programs in fiscal year 1972-73 to 1973-74 with plans to spend $5.5 

 million in fiscal year 1980-81. The number of employees in this department 

 that worked in various tourism related programs" increased from 66 to 112 

 (Governor's Office of Planning and Budgeting 1981). 



FEDERAL PROGRAMS 



The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) is the agency with primary respon- 

 sibility for national parks and recreation related programs. Within the DOI, 

 the National Park Service uses Land and Water Conservation Funds for purchas- 

 ing parks and recreation sites. The National Park Service also evaluates and 

 designates natural historic and cultural sites that qualify for the National 

 Registry of Natural landmarks and National Register of Historic Places. The 

 Service also manages an historic preservation fund that provides matching 

 funds to the states. Since 1965, the State has acquired 73,023 acres of 

 recreation areas from funds from the NPS, as well as the designation of six 



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