Over 150 Companies Just Urged Congress to Protect the Everglades

WASHINGTON, D.C.— More than 150 fishing and marine businesses have signed an urgent letter to Congress, requesting immediate funding for the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir for 2018. The letter, published in full here, is a who’s who of the fishing and marine industry, and places the combined might of America’s $887 billion outdoor recreation and conservation industries squarely on the side of Everglades protection and restoration. Here’s the full list of companies who signed on to support immediate funding for the Everglades reservoir:

1. Action Craft Boats
2. AERE Marine Group
3. Alliance Outdoor Group
4. AllSports Productions, LLC
5. Altima Yachts, Inc.
6. American Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO)
7. Just Got Reel Sportfishing
8. KastKing
9. King Plastic Corporation
10. Lew’s Fishing Tackle
11. Lucky Tackle Box
12. Marble, LLC
13. American Fly Fishing Trade Association
14. American Sportfishing Association
15. AnglersResource
16. Barnett
17. Bass Pro Shops
18. Big Cedar Lodge
19. Big Rock Sports, LLC
20. Blight Innovations Inc.
21. Bonnier Corporation
22. Boone Bait Company, Inc.
23. Brine Media
24. Brunswick Corporation
25. Bayliner
26. Boston Whaler
27. Brunswick Commercial & Government Products
28. Harris Boats Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing, Inc.
29. Mercury Marine
30. Meridian Yachts
31. Sea Ray
32. Cypress Cay Pontoons
33. Lowe Boats Lund
34. Crestliner
35. Princecraft
36. Garelick
37. Eez-In
38. Thunder Jet
39. Bullet Weights
40. Cabela’s
41. Captain Anderson Marina
42. Captain Harry’s Fishing Supply
43. Careco Multimedia Entertainment, LLC
44. Carrera Powerboat Corporation
45. Casey Key Marina
46. Catalina Yachts
47. Century Boats
48. Chris-Craft
49. Classic Fishing Products
50. Coastal Bay Boats
51. Coastline Boats
52. Contender Boats
53. Costa Sunglasses
54. Composites One
55. Crevalle Boats
56. Cumings Nets
57. Dexter Outdoors
58. Dive Key West, Inc.
59. Engel Coolers
60. Erupt Fishing
61. Etic USA
62. Everglades Boats
63. Falcon Rods
64. FELL Marine, Inc.
65. First Lite
66. FISH 367.com
67. FishAngler, LLC
68. Fish Snax Lures
69. Fishing Tackle Retailer
70. Fishpond, Inc.
71. F.J. Neil Company, Inc.
72. Florida Atlantic International Corporation
73. Florida Fishing Products
74. Florida Sportsman
75. Flying Fisherman
76. Freedom Boat Club
77. Frabill Fishing
78. G. Loomis
79. Glidecoat
80. Global Ocean Security Technologies
81. Grady-White Boats, Inc.
82. Haimes Coleman Group
83. Half Hitch Tackle Hawg Tech
84. Headhunter
85. Hell’s Bay Boatworks
86. iAngler Tournament Systems, LLC
87. Indel Webasto Marine
88. Info-Link
89. Innovative Reel Technologies
90. Jones & Company
91. Joule Yacht Transport
92. J-Seas Fishing, LLC
93. MarQuipt
94. Mason Tackle
95. Maui Jim Sunglasses
96. Maverick Boat Group
97. Cobia Boats
98. Hewes Light Tackle Boats
99. Pathfinder Boats
100. Maverick Boats
101. Maxima USA
102. Mid-Lakes Corporation
103. Midwest Outdoors
104. MirrOlure Murski
105. Breeding Sales
106. National Marine Manufacturers Association
107. Norcross Marine Products
108. Northwest Marine Trade Association
109. Okuma Fishing Tackle Corp.
110. Outtech
111. The Orvis Company, Inc.
112. Plano Fishing
113. Poseidon Window Treatments
114. Pure Fishing, Inc.
115. Pursuit Boats
116. REC Components
117. Red Drum Tackle Shop, Inc.
118. Redington
119. RIO Products
120. Rite Angler
121. Rogers Sports Marketing
122. Rome Specialty Company, Inc.
123. Rupp Marine, Inc.
124. Sage Manufacturing
125. Scout Boats
126. Scuba Marco
127. SeaQualizer, LLC
128. Sea School
129. SeaStar Solutions
130. Sea Tech & Fun USA, LLC
131. Shimano North American Holdings, Inc.
132. Simms Fishing Products
133. SITKA Gear
134. Smartwool
135. Starbrite
136. So-Lo Marine
137. Southern Boating & Yachting, Inc.
138. Southwick Associates
139. Sportco Marketing
140. St. Croix Rods
141. Stealth Products, LLC
142. Strike King Lure Co.
143. Sun Fun Outfitters
144. Teakdecking Systems
145. Teak Isle Manufacturing and Boat Outfitters
146. Temple Fork Outfitters
147. Tiara Sportboats
148. Tiara Yachts
149. Top Brass Tackle Tormenter Fishing Products, Inc.
150. Trik Fish, LLC Turning Point Propellers
151. Ultraskiff, Inc.
152. U.S. Sailing
153. Vapor Apparel
154. Veethree Electronics and Marine, LLC
155. Viking Sport Cruisers, Inc.
156. Vista Outdoor
157. Vitrifrigo America, LLC Wave WiFi, Inc.
158. What the Fin Apparel
159. The White River Marine Group
160. Ascend Kayaks Mako Nitro Ranger Regency Stratus Sun Tracker Tracker Triton
161. Wiley X, Inc.
162. Yakima Products
163. Yamaha Marine Group