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 recreation 



Available supply 



Freshwater and saltwater swimming 



(nonpool ) 

 Sal twater beach 

 Boat ramp: fishing, powerboating, 



water skiing and sailing 

 Freshwater and -sal twater fishing 



(nonboat) 

 Historical and 

 Hiking 



Nature study 

 Bicycl ing 

 Hunting 



archaeological sites 



2.5 1 inear ft of beach 



100 ft^ of beach 



160 users per single land ramp/day 



6 1 inear 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 



According to a study of outdoor recreation in Florida in 1981, over 400 

 million man days of recreation (64% of total demand) were generated by tour- 

 ists. Beach and outdoor swimming pool recreation accounted for about 40% of 

 the total demand for outdoor recreation, and nearly 75% of all residents and 

 80% of the tourists went to the beach at least once in 1980. The demand by 

 tourists was greater than that of residents for saltwater beaches, swimming 

 pools, camping, picnicking, visiting historical and archaeological sites, 

 freshwater swimming (nonpool), saltwater fishing (nonboat), hiking, nature 

 study, and golfing. Since 1970, bike riding and saltwater beach activities 

 characterized the recreation of residents, whereas tourists tended to engage 

 more in recreational vehicle camping, and freshwater pool swimming (Table 2). 

 Residents were least active in tent camping and canoeing whereas tourists were 

 least active in hunting. 



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 fishennen 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 



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