About the American Sportfishing Association (ASA)
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) represents the interests of the
sportfishing industry and helps to ensure that we have clean water, abundant fish
and plenty of places to go fishing.
ASA’s members include sportfishing and boating manufacturers and their
representatives, allied manufacturers, independent and chain outdoor retail stores,
state fish and wildlife agencies, conservation organizations, federal land and water management agencies, angler advocacy groups and outdoor media groups.
With your business in mind, ASA works to -
Protect Your Business Interests
ASA works to ensure that sportfishing interests are well represented at
the state and federal levels when policy decisions are made.
Provide Business and Networking Opportunities
Each October, ASA hosts the Sportfishing Summit, the association’s
annual business meeting and the nation’s premier sportfishing
community networking event. The 2011 Summit will be held October 12–14, at the Loews New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, La.
ASA produces the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing
Trades (ICAST), the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. ICAST 2012
will be held July 11–13, at the Orange County Convention Center in
Orlando, Fla.
Through our West and East coast consumer shows — The Fred Hall Shows…The Ultimate Outdoor Experience and ASA/Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition — ASA is securing sound investments for
fishing’s future.
Advocates for Our Nation's 60 Million Anglers
ASA, through its angler advocacy campaign, KeepAmericaFishing™,
is helping to secure our industry’s future by engaging anglers in efforts
to protect their right to fish.
Ensure Healthy Fish and Waters
The FishAmerica Foundation, ASA’s fisheries conservation and research foundation, is committed to help keep our fisheries and
waterways healthy through its community-based grants program.
Increase Participation in Our Sport
With industry support, the Recreational Boating & Fishing
Foundation promotes participation in recreational fishing and boating
through its broad-based Take Me Fishing™ awareness campaign.
Keep You Informed
Through a wide-range of media outlets, ASA keeps its members and
the broader sportfishing community up-to-date on issues, events and
activities that impact recreational fishing and the industry.
- ASA Insider is a monthly e-newsletter exclusively for ASA members.
- ASA News is the association's monthly e-newsletter for the broader sportfishing community.
- ASA's websites provide a wealth of information about our policy and advocacy efforts, the trade and consumer shows, the annual membership meeting, sportfishing data and statistics, fisheries conservation and much more.
