Tag Archives: Recreational Fishing Alliance

The Recreational Fishing Alliance announced Thursday that it has added Cobia Boats as a corporate sponsor. “Through our Cobia brand, Maverick Boat Group is proud to partner with the RFA and to join them in taking the needs and concerns of recreational saltwater anglers and the industries that support them straight to Washington’s front door,” said Charlie Johnson, MBG’s director ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the alternate appointment of Raymond Bogan as US Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).  Under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), the United States is represented by three Commissioners (one from the government, one with knowledge of commercial fisheries, and one with knowledge of recreational fisheries). ...

NEW GRETNA, N.J. – The Recreational Fishing Alliance announced three new members to its board of directors, effective immediately. All are leaders in the marine and sport fishing industries and will be valuable additions to the board, which now numbers 17. Bob Flocken lives in St. Augustine, Fla., and is employed at Hi-Liner Fishing Gear and Tackle in Green Cove ...

WASHINGTON – Yamaha Marine Group announced today its support of Congressman Tom MacArthur’s (R-NJ) Striped Bass American Heritage Act, which would designate this iconic species as the “National Fish” of the United States. Just as the bald eagle is the avian symbol of the U.S., the striped bass is a uniquely American fish that has been intertwined with the people, history ...

New Gretna, N.J. – The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA), a national political action organization representing saltwater anglers and the industry, announced that Capt. T.J. Cheek of Brunswick, Ga., will be joining their team of dedicated professionals in the capacity of southeast regional director. Cheek grew up fishing the estuarine and coastal waters along the southern Georgia coast with his father, grandfather and ...

NEW GRETNA, N.J. – The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) announced today its formal endorsement of “A Vision for Managing America’s Saltwater Recreational Fisheries” (i.e. the Morris-Deal Vision). The RFA joins a host of other industry and fisheries stakeholder groups, including the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA®), Yamaha Marine Group, the American Sportfishing Association, the Coastal Conservation Association and the Center ...