Anglers have signed the largest petition in Australian fishing history in a bid to stop a dramatic shortening of the fishing season in Western Australia.
The true value of recreational fishing to the Australian economy has been revealed in a landmark report – detailing its A$11 billon worth and the fact it accounts for around 100,000 jobs.
The return of the Australian Fishing Trade Association’s trade show in August brought smiles to the industry as buyers and sellers gathered on the Gold Coast to do business.
Donald Cooke, the company with major fishing brands Rod Hutchinson & Bait-Tech within its portfolio, has been granted planning permission to expand its factory in Sheffield, England.
The new building will hold over 400 pallets for stocks of tackle and manufactured goods ready for sale and 60 tonnes of silo space for bulk ingredients. Construction was due to start in January.
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has been left shocked following the resignation of Ben Bulis, its president for the past eight years.
Ben Miller has been named director of sales and operations for VMC Inc, beginning on January 1st, 2021 reporting to VMC president, Cyrille Viellard, as successor to longstanding colleague Cyrille Mathieu.
Denmark-based distributor The Fly Company is embarking on a new journey, with a relocation, a strategic overhaul and the addition of two more brands to its portfolio.
David McCartney has been named president of Big Rock Sports, the US distributor of sporting goods brands including some of the key names in fishing and shooting to 15,000 retailers.
Italian line manufacturer Plastools and its latest biodegradable packaging swept away the opposition at EFTTEX 2023, walking away with four awards – three for best new products and one for its trade stand.
Three of the EFTTA board have resigned their positions following the European trade association’s decision not to accept their bid to run the EFTTEX 2024 trade show.
A brand-new title and platform covering the camping and leisure vehicles industries – Camping Trade World – has seen its first magazine go live.
A sister to Tackle Trade World and Gun Trade World, CTW is a multi-channel digital B2B platform for the sector.
Zebco Europe, the major tackle supplier with exclusive brands Zebco, Rhino, Black Cat, Quantum, Magic Trout Browning and Radical, is looking for a country manager to handle its French operation.
Carey Graves has been promoted to president of American Daiwa, the company’s United States operation. Graves replaces Trevor Teragaki, who has been elevated to board chairman and also represents Daiwa USA as a board member for Globeride, Inc., Daiwa’s Japan-based parent company. The moves are expected to strengthen Daiwa’s increasingly strong position in the North and South American recreational fishing markets.
