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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski
I can assure you it's not because they have a salt water fishing license, it's because they care about fish and game a made it a funding priority in their budget. The FL SW license revenue was $7.2M in 2023
Florida spends $102M on fish and wildlife and has a total state budget of $116B.
NJ spends $15M on Fish and Wildlife and we have a $56B total state budget
The total state FL budget is a factor of almost 2X the size of ours but they outspend us in fish and game by a factor of 7X.
This is why I think the SW license is not the issue, the issue is SW fishing is not budget priority in our states government and politics.
Speaking of not being a priority, we have 2 vacant NJ marine (saltwater) council positions that it's the governors job to fill and his administration has neglected to do so in spite of being in office almost 7 years now.
I'll be the first to say we have more then our fair share of important issues here in our state but don't you think the $2B of revenue that salt water generates for our state each year deserves a bit more attention and priority?
Maybe we need to wait until the 2025 election and hope there are some changes in priorities  |
Definitely need to wait for these political blowhards to get voted out to accomplish anything, you got that right! Tired of the same old political clowns on both sides. We will have at least one better option in 2025 who is a normal nj american that cares about outdoorsmen and small businesses like our tackle shops and charters.
