Florida Fishing and Boating Survey

The survey will collect recreational fishing and boating information directly from the boating and fishing community with a specific focus on saltwater anglers fishing for gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates of expected changes in recreational fishing effort expected from changes in fishing costs and gag grouper regulations will be generated with data collected through the surveys. The study will also generate estimates of the potential change in fishing and boating activity anticipated with changes in trip costs. The estimates can be used to develop predictive models the forecast how fishing and/or boating effort will change when the trip costs change (e.g., via fuel price changes) and when the gag grouper fishing regulations (season length or bag limits) changes. The results can also be used to determine if fishers and boaters respond in the same ways to changes in trip costs.

The latest form for Florida Fishing and Boating Survey expires 2022-11-30 and can be found here.

Florida Fishing and Boating Survey

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