Table 3. Types of outdoor recreation and available daily supply for partici- 

 pating individuals in Florida in 1980 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 

 1981). 



Type or area of recration 



Available supply 



Freshwater and saltwater swimming 



(non-pool ) 

 Sal twater beach 

 Boat ramp: fishing, powerboating, 



water skiing and sailing 

 Freshwater and saltwater fishing 



(non-boat) 

 Historical and archeological sites 

 Hiking 



Nature study 

 Bicycl ing 

 Hunting 



2.5 1 inear ft of beach 



100 ft^ of beach 



160 users per single land 



ramp /day 

 6 linear ft of docking 



384 users per site/day 

 1 mi of trail per 125 

 1 mi of trail per 250 

 1 mi of trail per 161 

 21 acres 



SPORT FISHING 



The 1970 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Survey of Fishing and 

 Hunting provides expenditure and participation data on sport fishing for the 

 Southeastern United States. The survey showed that in 1970 about 17% of the 

 population fished in fresh water and 11% fished in saltwater (including those 

 that fished in both). Most fishermen were in the $10,000 to $15,000 family 

 income bracket. The percentage of people in the Southeastern United States 

 that fished was about 20% in 1955, 21% in 1960, 24% in 1965, and 22% in 1970. 



About 2.38 million people from 1.07 million households fished for salt- 

 water sport fish and shellfish in 1974 (U.S Department of Commerce 1977). 

 About 2.1 million fishermen from 954,000 households sought sport fish and 

 989,000 sport fishermen from 419,000 households sought shellfish (includes 

 those who fished for both). In all there were 24.68 million man days (trips) 

 of finfishing and 8.0 million days of shell fishing. The average sport fish- 

 ermen fished about 12 days for finfish and 8 days for shellfish. 



The 1975 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife and Associated 

 Recreation included statistics for Florida. In 1975 about 1.7 million sport 

 fishermen fished in marine and brackish waters and 693,000 fished in rivers 

 and freshwater lakes. In Florida in 1975, fishing expenditures were about 

 $770.8 million. Major expenditures were as follows: $166.0 mill ion for fish- 

 ing supplies and equipment, $171.7 million for food, drink, and refreshments, 

 $219.1 million for transportation, and $86.6 million for bait. Largemouth 

 bass and other basses were the favored freshwater fish. The 1975 fishing cost 

 for the 426,000 bass fishermen was about $41.8 mill ion. An estimated 377,000 

 big game fishermen in boats offshore (many chartered) spent $114.42 million, 

 whereas the 285,000 nearshore and estuarine fishermen in boats spent $46.22 



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