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RFA LOOKS FORWARD TO THE NEXT 25 YEARS You may have noticed some changes at the Recreational Fishing Alliance. Executive Director, Jim Donofrio retired from the fight at the end of 2021 after steering the ship for 25 years from its beginning in 1996. John DePersenaire, former RFA Fisheries Policy & Science Researcher, will serve as interim ED as we conduct a nationwide search to find the captain who will take the helm leading the RFA into its next 25. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve refreshed our brand. We’ve created a new logo, a new website, and our quarterly magazine Making Waves is also getting a makeover. But most importantly, we are re-doubling our efforts to protect your freedom to fish. For over 25 years, thanks to your donations, RFA’s fulltime staff, and local volunteers have waged war in the political trenches, lobbying and educating policymakers to ensure that the interests of saltwater anglers, business owners, and marine resources are being heard. To make us stronger for the next 25 years, we’ve hired a team of top lobbyists to move our agenda forward at the state and national levels.
RFA POLICY PRIORITIES
• Minimize the Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Fish Species & Habitat • 3030 Initiative: Safeguard Public Access in the Effort to Conserve 30% of U.S. Lands and Waters by 2030 • Promote Recreational Fishing in Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization • Fight for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, Red Snapper & Mahi Mahi Allocation • Safeguard the Availability of Marlin to Anglers in US Waters
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• Increase Recreational Representation on Fishery Management Councils And because we believe that we are stronger together, we’ve just made our membership FREE to everyone in our saltwater fishing community. Now more than ever, our community needs to stand together and make our voice heard! Click below to activate your free membership so we can continue to fight efforts by bureaucrats and Beltway insiders who are attempting to wrest control of our oceans away from anglers like you! There is strength in numbers! Join or renew today and be heard!
