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improved by four per“Conservation goals must be cent per year towards the goal of 40 miles balanced by a strong respect per gallon within 10 for the ability of recreational years, and 60 miles per gallon within 20 anglers to practice their sport.” years of implementa—Barack Obama tion.” While heading towards more fuelefficient vehicles is important, recreational boaters, especially those who trailer their boats, will want to be sure that their access to boating isn’t unduly sacrificed to these environmental initiatives, especially consid- voices in the conversation on fuel economy ering that Americans own about 300 million standards, too. recreational items, including boats, that need Fishing For Answers to be towed. Fisheries management constitutes “Congress increased CAFE [Corporate Average Fuel Economy] standards by some- another political hot potato. Recreational thing like 40 percent and up to 36 miles anglers have long decried no-take per gallon by 2020,” said Matt Dunn, leg- marine protected areas that too coarsely islative director for the National Marine pit environmental interests against fishing Manufacturers Association (NMMA), which interests. “My administration would place the represents the interests of the American boat- emphasis in fishery management where it ing industry, speaking of the 2007 Energy belongs — in ensuring the long-term health Independence and Security Act. “We think and sustainability of stocks through the use the existing law is a good place to start on of effective and appropriate conservation meaCAFE. We hope [the Obama Administration sures,” Obama told Sport Fishing magazine in and Congress] consider towing capacity and September. Such an approach, he said, would the recreational equipment industry’s needs not provide a preference for one management on this. Recreation is an important, crucial tool, such as marine reserves, over another. part of our lifestyle in America. We need Conservation goals, he stressed, “must be balvehicles to be able to tow boats … and we anced by a strong respect for the ability of recdon’t want to see the ability to boat reduced reational anglers to practice their sport.” In such cases as the Atlantic bluefin tuna, by additional, unattainable CAFE standards.” As we’ll see below, President-elect Obama whose stocks have been driven to record low has spoken of involving the interests of rec- levels, Obama said he will “work with Congress reational fishermen in conservation policy; as well as like-minded nations to employ all recreational boaters will need to keep their tools at our disposal, from traditional diploBoatU.S. Magazine January 2009 Photo michael vatalaro (toP left), Photo anthony uPton 2003 (bottom left), Photo courtesy of obama for america (riGht)

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