2005 Sportfishing Summit
Brings Industry Leaders Together
More than 125 sportfishing industry leaders representing 65 companies
and organizations from the United States and Europe met in early October
at the American Sportfishing Association’s annual Sportfishing
Summit to focus their efforts on issues surrounding angling participation,
the federal excise tax on sportfishing equipment and the future of
the industry in 2006 and beyond.
The 2005 Sportfishing Summit, held October 5-7 at the Ocean Reef Club
in Key Largo, Fla., featured a high-energy keynote session that shined
the spotlight on several of this country’s most prominent consumer
participation success stories.
The Summit is the association’s annual membership meeting and
provides the Board of Directors, committees, members and ASA’s
partners the best opportunity for networking and strategic planning.
During the three day meeting, ASA’s Board of Directors unanimously
approved plans to develop a new comprehensive sponsorship program through
a Chicago-based firm experienced working with associations, as well
as to raise the profile and effectiveness of the association’s
federal political action committee (PAC). In addition, the Board also
moved to moved to improve the Data and Statistics program.
Rounding out the Summit, federal and state officials from the IRS,
Department of the Interior, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USDA Forest
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided members with
an overview of an array of topics including the federal manufacturers’ excise
tax; the management and administration of the dollars generated by
the excise tax; and state and federal fisheries management programs.
Highlights of the 2005 Sportfishing Summit
Mark your calendars for the
2006 Sportfishing Summit!
October 18–20
Paradise Point Resort and Spa
San Diego, California
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