The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is the sportfishing industry’s trade association, committed to looking out for the interests of the entire sportfishing community.
We give the industry a unified voice speaking out when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself.
We invest in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic and conservation values of sportfishing in America.
ASA also represents the interests of America’s 60 million anglers who generate over $45 billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation’s economy creating employment for over one million people.
Sportfishing Industry Partners with Professional Outdoor Media Association on Sportfishing Communicator Award
Award to recognize outdoor journalist with extraordinary commitment to recreational fishing
Sportfishing Industry and Partners Call on Administration to Make Major Marine Fisheries Management Changes
Immediate administrative action needed to avoid significant problems with fisheries management
Overall 2009 Recreational Fishing License Sales Up
Sales up 4.7 percent according to industry state license sales index
Sportfishing Trade Show Welcomes Fly Fishing Industry
World's largest sportfishing trade show is a destination for the global industry
Sportfishing Industry Testifies Before U.S. Senate Subcommittee
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act would create national conservation framework
