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FishAmerica Gulf Fund Receives Contribution from Johnson Outdoors
by Johanna Laderman

July 31, 2006—Alexandria, VA—The FishAmerica Gulf Fund is the 2006 recipient of a $5,000 conservation grant from Johnson Outdoors in honor of the inaugural Samuel C. Johnson Fishing Journalist of the Year award. The award was presented to Jerry Gibbs during ICAST 2006, the sportfishing industry’s trade show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, July 19-20, produced by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA).

Gibbs, fishing editor of Outdoor Life, was selected as this year’s winner based on his contributions to the fishing industry in the fields of journalism, conservation and philanthropic leadership. As part of the award, a $5,000 grant was given in Gibbs’ name to the FishAmerica Foundation’s Gulf Fund. Gibbs is also the 2005 recipient of ASA’s Norville Prosser Lifetime Achievement Award for his journalistic contributions to the sportfishing industry.
 
The FishAmerica Foundation established the FishAmerica Gulf Fund to help restore Gulf Coast sportfisheries and fishing access facilities devastated during the 2005 hurricane season. The Gulf Fund will provide grants to community-based sportfishing and conservation organizations to help restore sportfish populations, their habitats and fishing facilities. Go to FishAmerica Gulf Fund, for more inforamtion.
 
The Samuel C. Johnson Fishing Journalist of the Year award is named for Sam Johnson, founder of Johnson Outdoors and a successful entrepreneur and outdoor enthusiast. The award was created to recognize and encourage the efforts of the most prominent and respected journalists in the fishing industry.
 
The FishAmerica Foundation is the conservation and research foundation of the American Sportfishing Association. FishAmerica unites the sportfishing industry with conservation groups, government agencies, fishing tournaments, corporations and charitable foundations, investing in fisheries conservation and research across the country. FishAmerica provides matching grants that empower citizen conservationists in their own communities. Since 1983, FishAmerica has provided more than $9 million for more than 900 fisheries conservation and research projects nationwide.

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