EVCA: You knock fishing and it's dollar potential? Aperson of very little Foresight.
FISHING "
in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing is now being reported as being THE NUMBER 1 SPORT in the country with over 80 million "ACTIVE" anglers & more 'catch' the fever every day. Angling has grown into a 80 billion dollar per year sport. Recent studies by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, (FWC) concluded that salt water fishing in Florida alone represents a significant economic boon to the Sunshine State. Latest results from information compiled in an American Sportfishing Association (ASA) study funded by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are that anglers in Florida and anglers who travel to Florida are spending more than $9 Billion in search of fish of all species. Florida has 1,197 miles of coastline, 12,000 miles of rivers and 7,700 lakes greater than 10 acres in size totaling 3 million acres of lakes. Florida has also produced over 700 World Fishing records. Come see why everyone says "Florida is THE Fishing Capitol of the World".
