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The fishing aspects have been discussed previously, but are men- 

 tioned again because of the relationship between sport fishing 

 and recreation, especially as an associated activity. Pleasure 

 boating and shoreline activities are frequently extensions of 

 sport fishing trips or vice versa. 



Boating is a major recreational use of the estuarine system. On 

 a per capita basis however, the coastal States do not have a high 

 propensity towards boating activities. While representing 61.5 

 per cent of the Nation's population in 1966, the coastal States 

 accounted for only 55.4 per cent of the total sales in outboard 

 motors. Only about 25 per cent of all pleasure boating is esti- 

 mated to occur in the coastal waters, most of which is in protec- 

 ted areas. 



Aesthetic enjoyment is probably the most widespread use of the 

 estuarine environment today. Tourists from the interior States 

 are always eager to view such sights as ships coming under the 

 Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay, the lonely solitude 

 of Fort Sumter as it rests seemingly impregnable in Charleston 

 Harbor, and the parade of ships in and out of New York Harbor. 

 The attractive scenic vistas are not for the tourists alone, but 

 hold a certain magnetism for residents of the coastal cities as 

 well. One has only to scan the real estate advertisements to 

 realize the premium value on waterfront or waterview lots. 



