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Florida Fishing News - Florida to U.S. Tourists: Come Here (The Lakeland Ledger) Florida
Florida to U.S. Tourists: Come Here (The Lakeland Ledger)
Florida hopes to blunt the effect of an economic slowdown with the state's first national ad campaign aimed at drawing tourists. Besides a 30-second TV spot, the roughly $9 million campaign that began Monday includes print advertising and a heavy emphasis on a Web-based promotion for Florida's top industry. Some cities - mostly cold, northern ones...
Shore Line: Know the facts about fishing licenses (Marco Eagle)
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over 1.5 million fishing licenses and permits were sold in Florida between 2006 and 2007. In Collier County alone over 50,000 fishing related licenses and permits were sold last year. These statistics, however, do not reflect the true number of anglers fishing because not everyone is required to have a license.
Posted by Captaingrubby at February 13, 2008 02:00 PM