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November/December 2009
Sportfishing Industry Mourns the Passing of a Good Friend Richard P. “Dick” Storm passed away on December 10, in Norman, Okla. Read more… South Atlantic Red Snapper Fishery Closed Closure took effect January 4, 2010. Read more… Sportfishing Industry Testifies Before U.S. Senate Subcommittee ASA Vice President Gordon Robertson testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works’ Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife about the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (NFHCA). Read more… ASA Launches Its Fourth Outdoor Sports Show The Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sportshow opens on February 25 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. Read more… ICAST 2010: Get in on the Action More than 7,000 members of the sportfishing industry will converge on Las Vegas, July 14–16, 2010, for the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. Read more… The 2009 Sportfishing Summit Highlights More than 130 sportfishing industry leaders gathered October 28–30 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego for the 2009 Sportfishing Summit. Read more… Data and Statistics: Third Quarter Import Sales Tackle imports in the third quarter of 2009 increased compared to the same quarter in 2008. Read more… Decision Looming for California’s South Coast Anglers Show your support and send an e-mail to the California Fish and Game Commission. Read more… Regular Features Government Affairs Policy Watch Learn more about ASA’s efforts to ensure that sportfishing’s interests are represented when policy decisions are made, including regarding California’s Marine Life Protection Act, the Atlantic Red Snapper Fishery, the EPA’s decision on the ethanol waiver petition and NOAA’s draft catch share policy. Read more… Currents Read the latest information from NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies that impact the sportfishing industry. Read more… Focus on the FishAmerica Foundation Sportfishing has a national impact on habitat conservation and research. Read more… Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation Update The foundation works to get more people out on the water to fish and boat. Read more… Welcome, New Members! The American Sportfishing Association thanks its members for their support. We welcome these new members or members who reinstated their membership in October, November and December 2009. Read more…	Mike Nussman ASA President and CEO Happy New Year everyone! Like most of you, I took some time off during the holidays which I spent with family and friends. Now that January is here, we’re all back in our respective offices looking out to 2010 and what the new decade will bring. I’m sure 2010 will bring its share of new challenges even as we to continue to wrestle with the issues that presented themselves during the past decade. Read more… ICAST 2010 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. July 14–16, 2010 2010 Sportfishing Summit Westin Beach Resort Fort Lauderdale, FL October 26–28, 2010 2010 Consumer Show Schedule ASA/Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition Show Tour Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Expo DCU Center Worcester, MA February 11–14, 2010 NEW! The Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sportshow Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks Oaks, PA February 25–28, 2010 World Fishing & Outdoor Expo Rockland Community College Field House Suffern, NY March 4–7, 2010 The Saltwater Fishing Expo Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, NJ March 19–21, 2010 ASA/The Fred Hall Shows Fred Hall’s Fishing Tackle & Boat Show Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, CA March 3–7, 2010 Fred Hall’s Fishing Tackle & Boat Show Del Mar Fairgrounds San Diego, CA March 24–28, 2010