The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the availability of up to $54 million across two funding opportunities to address marine debris throughout the coastal and Great Lakes states, territories and Freely Associated States. These funding opportunities allow … Learn More
Trade Registration for the Discover Boating 2024–2025 show season will open on August 1 and is available for all business professionals in the marine industry. Stay tuned – a newsletter containing a unique registration link for NMMA members will be emailed on August 1. … Learn More
The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) have partnered to create an Education Hub for ASA member organizations. Unveiled at ASA’s International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) show in Orlando, Florida, the new custom … Learn More
The Sea Tow Foundation, in partnership with the Boating Safety Advisory Council, announced that submissions for the 2024 National Boating Safety Awards are now open. These awards will be presented at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) on October 2 at 4:00 p.m. in … Learn More
The recent revenue results released by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) since the luxury tax’s September 2022 implementation confirm the marine industry’s dire predictions of a significant market disruption. Despite strong opposition by the recreational marine industry, the luxury tax implemented an … Learn More
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference announced that it is accepting new-product entries for this year’s Innovation Awards program. The program, which recognizes products in 14 categories, will accept entries through August 21. Innovation Award entrants and honorees receive: product review before eight marine … Learn More
The post-pandemic surge of participation in fishing continues to get record numbers of participants on the water, but data from the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) 2024 Special Report on Fishing finds churn continues to pose a significant challenge for the … Learn More
Registration has opened for the American Boat Builders and Repairers Association’s (ABBRA) redesigned Step up to Supervisor course being held in September and October 2024. The course is designed for boatyard and service professionals who started in service and now have or … Learn More
The job of the nation’s largest recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), is to make boating better for America’s recreational boaters. The organization released its annual look at numbers behind the boating organization … Learn More
Suntex Marina Investors, LLC (Suntex) announced that it expanded its Channel Islands Harbor holdings with the purchase of Marine Emporium Landing in Oxnard, California. Drawing almost one million guests per year, Marine Emporium Landing is the most visited location in the Harbor. … Learn More
