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 77 $ 95 



Saltwater fishing 91 101 



Waterfoul hunting 60 46 



Small game hunting 50 60 



Big game hunting 73 55 



Gul f of Mexico .only. 



STATE PROGRAMS 



The Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Recreation 

 and Parks has the authority to acquire, develop, and operate State parks and 

 recreation areas. The Division is responsible for administering a comprehen- 

 sive recreation program. State funds from the Land and Water Conservation 

 Funds are matched by Federal funds to purchase parks and recreation sites. 

 The Division develops a State Outdoor Recreation Plan every 5 years and pro- 

 vides technical assistance on outdoor recreation to local governments through 

 the 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 (GFWFC), which manages 

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

 and $13.63 million on wildlife programs in fiscal years 1976-77 to 1979-80. 

 The number of employees in the freshwater fishery program increased from 154 

 to 175, and in the wildlife program it increased from 71 to HI (Governor's 

 Office of Planning and Budgeting 1981). 



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 mil- 

 lion 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). 



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