Quote Originally Posted by fixxervi6 View Post
The boat owner has to cover the fuel costs, boat maintainance, and he is trying to make a living or make some scratch.

As others have stated, people pay taxes already.

I would love to dive Wakulla one day, I'd pay $200 for a guided dive but i my eyes that would be for the guide and his/her time, not for a license to dive it.
The poll is about demand for the resource and who actually owns the property rights to it does not really matter. Paying taxes does not necessarily establish a right to a public good. As a florida tax payer and a state resource owner i would expect the public sector to cover its expenses with use fees as well...