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'''Sport Fish Restoration Program''' (SFR) is a Department of the Interior initiative administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Conservation Investment that has disbursed over $11 billion in excise taxes on fishing equipment, motorboat fuel, and small engine fuel to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies since 1950, enhancing aquatic habitats, stocking over 1 billion sport fish annually, and improving boating access across the United States as of 2025. | |||
Known as the Dingell-Johnson Act program, it apportioned $477.2 million in FY 2025 to 50 states, D.C., and territories, funding projects like aquatic education, hatchery operations, and 70+ boating infrastructure grants ($70 million in 2024), boosting recreational fishing’s $151 billion economic impact while supporting species like largemouth bass and walleye. | |||
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.fws.gov/service/sport-fish-restoration}} | {{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.fws.gov/service/sport-fish-restoration}} | ||