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Recreational Fishing Data

Picture by: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (with permission) Picture taken on: April 13th, 2011

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Recreational anglers may be contacted by phone or mail about fishing trips or interviewed dockside about their catch. Carried out in cooperation with the states, these angler surveys carried out under rigorous scientific conditions are a tried and trued way to accurately estimate fishing activity.

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