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Efforts are underway to prevent the use of lead tackle for fishing despite scant evidence that using lead has a harmful impact on wildlife populations.
Striped bass are one of the most important fisheries on the Atlantic coast. In fact, striped bass are the most caught saltwater fish in terms of pounds by recreational anglers.
Since taking office, the Trump Administration is taking many actions on tariffs that impact the sportfishing industry, ASA is monitoring, weighing in with the Administration & Congress.
Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation—known as R3—is a nationwide movement to grow and sustain participation in recreational fishing.
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Today, Governor DeSantis hosted two press conferences relating to red snapper. One in Fernandina Beach to tout the successful campaign to expand South Atlantic recreational red snapper harvest and state data collection, and the other in Fort Myers to announce the heavily anticipated Gulf of America red snapper season off Florida’s coast.
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▪️ASA President and CEO, Glenn Hughes, joined the Governor at his Fernandina Beach address.
▪️ (center) ASA members Jeff Covert, VP Sales Evolution Outdoors, Scott and wife Cindy Makway from Can-Am Sales Group, and Jay Harris, VP of American Baitworks attended the Governor’s address in Fort Myers.
President Trump and NOAA Fisheries announced a massive step forward for state management of South Atlantic red snapper. On May 1, Exempted Fishing Permits from all four South Atlantic States were approved, allowing the states to pilot their own data collection programs and expand recreational access. Learn more in our latest update with ASA’s VP of Government Affairs, Mike Leonard.
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On Tuesday, ASA President and CEO Glenn Hughes testified before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in response to its Section 301 investigation into structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors. Hughes urged USTR to exclude fishing tackle products and key inputs from any additional tariff actions under the investigation.
Domestic manufacturing capacity is lacking for most fishing tackle, with production concentrated overseas due to the scale and price points required to serve American anglers. Additional tariffs would raise costs, reduce participation, and harm U.S. businesses already paying the federal excise tax that supports the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Program.
