KeepAmericaFishing Giving Away The Ultimate Sportfishing Experience
JOIN KEEPAMERICAFISHING™ AND GET THE CATCH OF A LIFETIME!
To celebrate achieving more than 500,000 members, KeepAmericaFishing is offering the chance to win the Ultimate Sportfishing Experience
Alexandria, VA - January 12, 2012 – As the voice of the American angler, KeepAmericaFishing™ is the fastest growing community of anglers dedicated to fisheries conservation. This dedicated community is committed to keeping our public waters open, clean and abundant with fish. KeepAmericaFishing is proud to announce its membership is now 500,000 strong – and growing!
To celebrate this achievement and thank anglers nationwide, KeepAmericaFishing is partnering with premier coastal fishing publication, GAFF Magazine, to give away The Ultimate Sportfishing Experience. Show your support for fisheries conservation, and “like” KeepAmericaFishing or GAFF Magazine on Facebook now through February 29, 2012, and enter to win “the adventure of a lifetime” for two in beautiful Islamorada, Fla., complete with complimentary airfare and car rental, resort lodging and dining, full- and half-day chartered fishing trips, fishing gear, apparel and much more.
“Conserving the magnificent billfish, protecting salmon runs and stopping the spread of Asian carp are just a few examples of our efforts to ensure anglers can continue to enjoy the sport they love,” said Gordon Robertson, vice president of the American Sportfishing Association, the parent organization of KeepAmericaFishing. “No matter what you fish or where you fish, our angler advocacy campaign, KeepAmericaFishing, unites anglers behind one common goal - to keep our public waters open, clean and abundant with fish.”
“It has never been more important for anglers, as stewards of this time-honored pastime, to show their commitment to fisheries conservation,” said Kurt Artecona, CEO of GAFF Entertainment. “We are honored to partner with KeepAmericaFishing to protect the sport we love for generations to come.”
To learn more about fisheries conservation and enter The Ultimate Sportfishing Experience, visit www.KeepAmericaFishing.org/ultimategiveaway.
About KeepAmericaFishing™
KeepAmericaFishing™ is the American Sportfishing Association’s angler advocacy campaign. KeepAmericaFishing gives America’s 60 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways. Through policy, science and conservation, KeepAmericaFishing works to minimize access restrictions, promote clean waters and restore fish populations. For more information or to get involved today, visit www.KeepAmericaFishing.org.
About GAFF Magazine
GAFF Magazine is your premier coastal lifestyle, angling and destination publication - designed to enlighten, educate and entertain. Content driven and packed with beautiful photography, GAFF takes readers on a journey full of informative articles, environmentally friendly experiences and exhilarating fish stories along Florida's coast and beyond. By extolling the GAFF lifestyle, we aim to aid in the preservation of natural wealth available to the coastal community and its visitors through conservation and a higher appreciation of its importance. Not only does GAFF tell anglers where, when and how to catch fish, but also why you might consider returning a few fish to the water.
About the American Sportfishing Association
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is the sportfishing industry's trade association, committed to looking out for the interests of the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry a unified voice speaking out when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. We invest in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic and conservation values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America’s 60 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways through KeepAmericaFishing™, our angler advocacy campaign. America’s anglers generate over $45 billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation's economy creating employment for over one million people.