"The oysters are really good here," Scott told members of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at a meeting in the Franklin County Courthouse. He went through the Leavins Seafood processing plant, where owner Grady Leavins treated the governor and his entourage to a makeshift buffet of oysters and crackers, then had lunch with FWCC members at a downtown restaurant.

As the commission convened its meeting, Chairman Barreto told Scott wildlife-related tourism and recreation is worth more than $20 billion and 250,000 jobs for Florida's economy. He introduced Scott as "the jobs governor" and commended him on cutting costs and size of state government



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