ASA Staff Attends ASMFC Meeting
Mike Waine, Atlantic Fisheries Policy Director, and Gary Jennings, Keep Florida Fishing Director, attended the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) meeting in Arlington, VA on August 6-8. Jennings also serves as the Governor’s Appointee Commissioner for the State of Florida.
The agenda included discussions on the management of Atlantic striped bass, cobia, and menhaden.
Read Waine’s summary of the meeting
ASA’s Mike Leonard Reappointed to American Fisheries Advisory Committee
Vice President of Government Affairs, Mike Leonard, was recently reappointed to the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. Established by Congress in 2022, the committee makes recommendations for Saltonstall-Kennedy priorities and grant award funding. The Saltonstall-Kennedy fund provides grants or cooperative agreements for fisheries research and development projects addressing various aspects of U.S. fisheries. Leonard is the Region 5 Recreational or Commercial Fisher/Experience Growing Seafood Representative.
PFAS Webinar
With the Environmental Protection Agency’s PFAS reporting requirements due in less than a year, many in our industry have questions about this important topic. On August 22 at 1:00 PM ET, ASA will hold a webinar to provide ASA members with an overview of the PFAS Reporting Rule.
James Pollack, regulatory lawyer at Marten Law, will join ASA staff to share his extensive knowledge of PFAS regulatory compliance at the federal and state levels.
About
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is the sportfishing industry’s trade association committed to representing the interests of the sportfishing and boating industries as well as the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry and anglers a unified voice when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. ASA invests in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous, as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic, conservation and social values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America’s 55 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways through Keep America Fishing, our national angler advocacy campaign. America’s anglers generate nearly $50 billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation’s economy creating employment for 800,000 people.
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