. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. RECORD SALES OF FISHING & HUNTING LICENSES IN 1969 sportsmen spent $183 million for licenses, tags, permits, and stamps in 1969 to fish and hunt. It was $ million more than in 1968. This was reported by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Depart- ment of the Interior. In 1969, fishing-license holders were a record 24,076,148--up 1,015,851 over 1968. They spent $87,500,774 for licenses--$ million above 1968. License sales do not re- flect accurately the number of fishermen be- cause: (1) in several States, sports
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. RECORD SALES OF FISHING & HUNTING LICENSES IN 1969 sportsmen spent $183 million for licenses, tags, permits, and stamps in 1969 to fish and hunt. It was $ million more than in 1968. This was reported by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Depart- ment of the Interior. In 1969, fishing-license holders were a record 24,076,148--up 1,015,851 over 1968. They spent $87,500,774 for licenses--$ million above 1968. License sales do not re- flect accurately the number of fishermen be- cause: (1) in several States, sportsmen buy separate licenses, stamps, permits, or tags for different species of fish; (2) most States do not require several age groups to buy li- censes; (3) most coastal States do not require licenses for saltwater fishing; and (4) some persons fish in more than one State and are counted more than once. Controlled Harvest Essential Dr. Leslie L. Glasgow, Assistant Secre- tary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, said that in most instances the con- trolled harvest of fish and game is essential to balance them with their food supply--and toprevent major die-off s from starvation and diseases. He emphasized that fish and game replenish their kind annually. In many years, many fish and game produce surpluses their habitat cannot support. Dr. Glasgow noted: "Controlled harvests are a sensible and practical means of keeping fish and game populations in balance with their environment so that they can continue to be healthy and ; State fish and game departments certify the number of paid fishing-license holders to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. In turn, the Bureau uses the data in distrib- uting Federal Aid in Restoration funds to the 50 (Photo: Kubichek, Bureau of Sport Fisheries & Wildlife) 30. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability
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