Sportfishing Industry Urges President Obama to Provide Immediate Financial Assistance to Businesses in the Gulf

Recreational fishing-dependent businesses will not survive without immediate financial assistance

June 4, 2010 - Alexandria, VA – Today, representatives from every sector of the sportfishing industry sent a letter to President Obama urging the administration to make federal financial assistance immediately available to recreational fishing-dependent businesses impacted by the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe. The industry also recommended that the administration develop a long-term compensation plan for these businesses to cover losses for the duration of the economic impact resulting from the current crisis.



The full news release from ASA: http://asafishing.org/newsroom/news_pr060410.html