Re: Salt water fishing license? Would you pay?
From the F&G Council meeting October 8, 2024:
USFW National Survey of Hunting, Fishing & Wildlife Associated Recreation- NJ Results:
Kristen Meistrell gave a presentation on the Summary of 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation in New Jersey. Support comes from Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Funds. It is jointly managed by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services and Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies. The National Survey has been conducted since 1955. The survey was administered in two
phases by NORC at the University of Chicago, phase 1: initial screener- 2,291 people from NJ and phase
2: interviews with 4,258 people from NJ.
NJ gets $9.4 Billion in Expenditures
▪ $3.2 Billion in Fishing Related Expenditures
▪ $947 Million in Hunting Related Expenditures
▪ $5.3 Billion in Wildlife-Watching Related Expenditures
Kristen put together a report that summarizes the graphs and will share that with the council.
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