Recreational fishing is big business. In the United States alone, fishing contributes $148 billion in economic output and supports 945,500 jobs. For the last 90 years, the American Sportfishing Association has worked behind the scenes to protect tackle manufacturers, retailers and a range of stakeholders who rely on the business side of fishing to feed their families. In this episode, Glenn Hughes, president of ASA, drops by to discuss fishing participation, important legislation and the various fisheries issues they’re working on to keep our waters open and stocked with fish. Learn more about ASA at asafishing.org.
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Glenn Hughes, president of the American Sportfishing Association, with a nice permit. The ASA works to improve fisheries and support the fishing industry as a whole.
Much of the work is done on Capitol Hill. Here, Glenn Hughes meets with former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. 
