Table 7. Marinas for saltwater sport fishing boats (Browder et al . 1978), 



Type of boat 



Marinas 



Offshore charter 



Inshore-offshore 

 Guide-boat centers 



Head boats 



Islamorada, Marathon, Key West, Clearwater, 

 Fort Myers Beach, Naples, Marco Island 



Boca Grande, Naples, Marco Island, Key West 



Sanibel-Captiva, Marco Island, Everglades 

 City, Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, 

 Big Pine Key 



Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, Key West 



Offshore charter boats had a net revenue of $7,954 per vessel . There 

 were 126 charter boats in 1960 and 138 in 1977. The number of head boats 

 decreased from 48 to 23 from 1960 to 1977. From 1960 to 1977, the catch per 

 unit of effort of red snapper and king mackerel declined. The profits by off- 

 shore charter boats is limited by the length of the fishing season. Most 

 fishing is during the tourist season (June to August). 



The total value of saltwater sport fishing in Florida is $18.7 billion 

 based on 58.7 million angler days. The estimated annual expenditure per 

 angler day is $318.35. Since there are 2.1 million angler days per year in 

 Northwest Florida, the annual value of saltwater sport fishing was about $664 

 million. Based on 118,000 jobs related to the saltwater sport fishery in 

 Florida, the fishery supports two employees per 100 fishing days. In North- 

 west Florida, the saltwater fishing supports 4,172 jobs. At the current rate 

 of growth of the fishery, the saltwater sport fishery should be worth $704.51 

 million in 1985 and $810.84 million in 1990. The number of fishery related 

 jobs would increase from 4,425 in 1985 to 5,094 in 1990. 



If these same data were applied to the freshwater sport fishery in Flor- 

 ida, each fishing day is worth $130.59, and each 10,000 fishing days contrib- 

 utes 12 jobs to the State (Bell 1978). As calculated from Tables R/T 8-16 in 

 the Data Appendix, the total demand for freshwater sport fishing in Northwest 

 Florida was 749,300 fishing trips in 1980 and is projected to 834,600 in 1985 

 and 919,500 in 1990. These demand figures yield a total value of $97.9 mil- 

 lion and 899 jobs in 1980, $109.0 million and 1,002 jobs in 1985, and $120.1 

 million and 1,103 jobs in 1990. The projections are conservative because as 

 demand increases and supply decreases, the cost of fishing will increase 

 accordingly. 



Hunting Demand 



The most comprehensive analysis of the impact of hunting on the State of 

 Florida, in terms of its recreational value and impact on the socioeconomic 

 structure is provided by Gibbs (1975). The major hunting categories are small 

 game, big game, and waterfowl. Gibbs estimated that the total value of all 

 hunting statewide is $294 million based on 6,030,400 hunter days. He further 



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