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Ron DeSantis: “We're $31 billion annually from the impact of recreational…”

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Governor DeSantis Announces Record-Breaking Gulf Red Snapper Season

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

So we'll see. We'll see on all that. But fishing, boating, fishing, we're number one in the country. It's not even really close with this. It's important to the economy. We're $31 billion annually from the impact of recreational boating. That's a 53% increase from eight years ago. And I think part of that is some of the people that have gravitated to Florida, they didn't necessarily know a lot … (02:59–03:07)

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Asserts that recreational boating contributes $31 billion annually to Florida's economy.

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