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U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Fish Habitat Legislation
Bill will establish more consistent federal funding for habitat conservation programs Alexandria, VA – December 11, 2019 – Bipartisan legislation to support…
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Sportfishing Community Successfully Halts Expanding Longlines on the West Coast
Alexandria, Va. – November 22, 2019 – This week, in a win for the sportfishing community, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council…
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U.S. Senators Cassidy and Jones Introduce DESCEND Act Companion
Alexandria, Va. – November 21, 2019 – Today, the recreational fishing and boating community praised the Senate introduction of the DESCEND…
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Bipartisan Effort Drops a Lifeline to Fish Reeled Up from the Deep
Alexandria, Va. – November 18, 2019 – A coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations is lauding the introduction of the…
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FishAmerica Foundation Awards Four Habitat Improvement Grants
Alexandria, Va. – November 12, 2019 – The FishAmerica Foundation, in conjunction with the Brunswick Public Foundation, has selected four grassroots…
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Sportfishing Industry Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives on Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing
Alexandria, VA – October 30, 2019 – Today, the President and CEO of Temple Fork Outfitters and American Sportfishing Association (ASA) Government Affairs…
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Commission Holds Foreign Company Accountable for Breaking Rules in the Chesapeake Bay
(Washington D.C.)—An interstate commission has responded to the industrial fishing giant Omega Protein’s violation of key menhaden catch limits in…
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Sport Fishing and Boating Community Calls for Striped Bass Harvest Reduction
Washington, D.C. – October 23, 2019 – Yesterday, a coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations wrote to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission…
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Sportfishing Industry Supports Introduction of Sport Fish Restoration Program Reauthorization
Alexandria, VA – October 23, 2019 – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) expressed its strong support for bipartisan legislation to reauthorize…
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2019 Sportfishing Summit Brings Recreational Fishing Industry Leaders Together
Alexandria, VA – October 21, 2019 – The American Sportfishing Association’s (ASA) 2019 Sportfishing Summit, the sportfishing industry’s premier networking and business…
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