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Indian River County Manatee Protection and Boating Safety Comprehensive hiaaJa;;ernent Plan <br />BOATING ACTIVITY <br />Boat Registrations <br />According to data from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), there were 8,507 <br />recreational boats, excluding canoes and other non -motorized watercraft, registered in Indian <br />River County in 1998. This figure represents a 12.3 per cent increase in recreational boat <br />registrations in Indian River County since 1990. During the same time frame, the number of <br />commercial boats increased to 494, or by 17.3 percent. By 2005, the number of recreational <br />boats is projected to increase, from 1995 numbers, by 8.9 percent to 9,128 boats. Commercial <br />vessel registration is expected to remain relatively stable through 2005. Table 1 lists the <br />number of boat registrations in Indian River County. 'fable 2 lists the size class of boats <br />registered in Indian. River County for 1997-1998. <br />Table 1 <br />Trend in the Distribution of Recreational and <br />Commercial Vessels Registered In Indian River County <br />V ea r <br />1981 <br />Total <br />Recreational <br />4,502 <br />Total <br />, <br />N/A <br />1982 <br />4,961 <br />322 <br />1983 <br />5,339 <br />366 <br />1984 <br />5,533 <br />482 <br />1985 <br />5,893 <br />488 <br />1986 <br />6,295 <br />410 <br />19137 <br />6,617 <br />388 <br />1988 <br />7,137 <br />365 <br />1989 <br />7,616 <br />411 <br />1990 <br />7,570 <br />421 <br />1991 <br />7,748 <br />460 <br />1992 <br />7,796 <br />443 <br />1993 <br />8:055 <br />488 <br />1994 <br />8,886* <br />N/A <br />1995 <br />8,382 <br />502 <br />1996 <br />8,559 <br />540 <br />1997 <br />8,741 <br />496 <br />2005 est. <br />9,325 <br />500' <br />• Total includes recreational and commercial <br />Conuuunicy Development Department <br />Page 23 <br />