ASA’s Gordon Robertson Honored for Aquatic Conservation
by
Mary Jane Williamson
March 21, 2005—ALEXANDRIA, VA. On March 10, 2005, Gordon Robertson,
vice president of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), received
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ (USFWS) Assistant Director’s
Conservation Award for his outstanding contributions to the conservation
of aquatic habitats at the USFWS Second Annual “Hook and Cook” Festival.
The award was presented by Steve Williams, then director of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service at the Capitol Hill event, which serves to
recognize champions from the public and private sectors who dedicate
their time and resources for the purpose of combating threats to the
Nation’s aquatic habitats.
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| Former USFWS Director Steve
Williams presents ASA Vice President Gordon Robertson with an
award for his outstanding contributions to the conservation of
aquatic habitats. |
“Conservation of our Nation’s aquatic habitats is a big
part of ASA’s mission,” said ASA’s Vice President
Gordon Robertson, “and our main goal is to ensure that we do
the best job we can to safeguard and promote the social, economic,
and conservation values of sportfishing.”
Robertson, one of nine award recipients, has spent the past 25 years
working on resource policy issues with Congress, other conservation
organizations and resource management agencies. Prior to taking over
as Vice President and head of government affairs at ASA, Robertson
spent 13 years with West Virginia’s Wildlife Resources program
as deputy chief. Additionally, he worked for nearly 10 years
on legislative and fish and wildlife issues with the Wildlife Management
Institute and later with the International Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies.
ASA was one of twelve sponsors of this year’s “Hook and
Cook” Festival.
The American Sportfishing Association is the sportfishing industry’s
trade association, uniting more than 600 members of the sportfishing
and boating industries with state fish and wildlife agencies, federal
land and water management agencies, conservation organizations, angler
advocacy groups and outdoor journalists. The American Sportfishing
Association safeguards and promotes the enduring social, economic and
conservation values of sportfishing.
