This document summarizes the past decade of support provided by Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation to state agencies. It highlights key sponsors and trends seen over 2008-2017, including increased fishing and boating participation. Workshop attendance has grown from 150 to over 500 attendees. Tools provided to states have expanded. The programs have generated over $33 million in total revenue for states through license and registration referrals from lapsed anglers and boaters.

1. A Decade of Delivering R3 Support to States
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December 12, 2017

2. WORKSHOP SPONSORS
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Diamond Sponsors

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Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

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Silver Sponsors

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Bronze Sponsors

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Donation

9. 10 YEARS OF WORKSHOPS

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2008 vs. 2017

11. State Marketing Workshop Attendance
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40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
150
attendees
in 2016

12. 12
50
state agencies
registered

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Tools & Trends

14. RBFF State Agency Tools
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2008 2017
Angler/Boat
er
R3
Resources
State R3 Program Grants
Webinars

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Trends in Participation and Demographics
2008 2017
Participation down 7% Participation up 3%
Youth participation important Youth participation important
Family plays a role Families are changing

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2008 2017
Less than 30% of participants are
female
Women (including Moms) play an
important role
4.9% Hispanics fishing participants 8.2% Hispanic fishing participants
Adults spend 8 hours a day on
screens
People fitting 22 hours of media
into 24-hour day with multiple
devices
Trends in Participation and Demographics

17. 10 YEARS OF RESULTS

18. Fishing Participation Up in 2016!
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Participation up 8.2% in the last 5 years
Participation up nearly 20% in last 10 years
Highest participation # since 1991
USFWS 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Americans age 16+

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Boating Participation Strong in Recent Years
0
20000000
40000000
60000000
80000000
100000000
120000000
140000000
160000000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2016
Source: NMMA
142M

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Fishing License Sales Up!
27,000,000
27,500,000
28,000,000
28,500,000
29,000,000
29,500,000
30,000,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
U.S Fishing License Sales
Source: USFWS
4.26%
increase
since 2005

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Boat Registrations Up!
Source: USCG
1st
increase
since 2009

22. 271K
registrations
State Lapsed Angler & Boater Programs
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766K
licenses $25.4M
in revenue
for states

23. State License & Registration Referrals
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3.54Mreferrals to state agency license
purchase pages
440Kreferrals to state agency boat
registration pages
Revenue calculated using 8% conversion rate from RBFF state agency programs, $23.76 avg. license cost and $37.42 avg. registration cost.
$8M
in revenue
for states

24. Education Grants
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$330K
granted to state agencies in the last 3
years as part of State R3 Grants
Program
$83K
granted to state agencies in the last 2
years as part of George H.W. Bush
Vamos A Pescar™ Education Fund

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PROGRAM DIRECT STATE REVENUE
Lapsed Angler $15.63 million
Lapsed Boater $9.8 million
License Referrals $6.7 million
Registration Referrals $1.3 million
Total Revenue Generated for States
License and registration referral revenue calculated using 8% conversion rate from RBFF state agency programs, $23.76 avg. license fees and $37.42 avg. registration cost.
$33.4 millionTOTAL

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R3 +

27. 2015 vs. 2016, Source: RBFF & The Outdoor Foundation
ACTIVATING R3 STRATEGIES
TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS

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THANK YOU