Do you: Buy fishing gear? Fuel up your boat? Purchase a fishing license?
Every time you do these things, you help to improve your fishing experience. You are among the many anglers and boaters who support the Sport Fish Restoration Program (SFR). Every time you see the SFR logo, your money is going towards future fishing and boating opportunities. You support it, the public benefits from it!
The History of Sport Fish Restoration
This national program, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collects revenue from purchases of fishing-related items such as motorboat fuels and fishing gear and creates recreational sport fishing enhancement projects throughout the Nation. A portion of this money is returned to Florida based on a formula involving the number of individual paid license holders and the amount of coastline.
Where It All Began
When you purchase fishing-related items such as licenses, motorboat fuels, and fishing gear, a portion of funds generated from that purchase goes toward recreational sport fishing enhancement projects throughout Florida. The money is returned to Florida based on a formula involving the number of individual paid license holders.
Sport Fish Restoration Projects
Each year a variety of recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing projects, as well boating access projects are funded with money from the Sport Fish Restoration Program. The project objectives vary each year but often include researching marine and freshwater fisheries research, sport fish genetics, fish management areas, artificial reefs, angler and boater outreach, aquatic resource education, and boating-access improvements.
Do you have questions about Sport Fish Restoration?
Visit http://myfwc.com/fishing/sfr/sfr-faqs/ for all your answers.