March 28, 2014 — Advocates for changes to recreational fishing management were on Capitol Hill Wednesday to educate members of Congress and media on the recently released Vision for Managing America’s Saltwater Recreational Fisheries.
Johnny Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, and Scott Deal, president of Maverick Boats, co-chairmen of the Morris-Deal Commission, joined partners from the American Sportfishing Association, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, the Center for Coastal Conservation, the National Marine Manufacturers Association and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership on Capitol Hill and for National Press Club briefing events.
The group first met with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, kicking off its first briefing of the year, according to the NMMA. Congressional staff, members of the foundation’s board and representatives of the recreational fishing and boating communities filled the room.