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In a sweeping show of solidarity among saltwater fishing stakeholders, the Recreational Fishing Alliance is endorsing a vision for managing saltwater fisheries to give recreational anglers a voice. “This is really a landmark,” National Marine Manufacturers Association president Thom Dammrich...

Brunswick Corp. will look at expansion opportunities in new categories, such as the recreational vehicle market, as it grows the parts and accessories arm of its business. The company also will be investing heavily in product development for Mercury Marine — the engine business that accounts for...

Boats have become trapped in ice in the Northeast as record cold weather plagues the region and the ice continues to wreak havoc on waterfront infrastructure. Iced waterways near Boston caused a commuter ferry carrying more than 100 passengers to be delayed by about 45 minutes by a coastal ice...

Kessler-Ellis Products, or KEP Marine, was recently acquired by Sparton Corp. and its subsidiary Sparton IED LLC. The transaction was completed Jan. 21. Founded in 1960, KEP Marine’s displays, computers and peripherals will be consolidated into the Aydin Displays facility in Birdsboro, Pa. The...

U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., introduced the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, which would eliminate only the corn ethanol mandate portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Although the bill, which was introduced Thursday, does not specifically cap E10...

NEW YORK — After three years on the West Coast, the annual US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year Awards ceremony returned Thursday to the iconic Model Room at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. The event honored the accomplishments of two skillful sailing tacticians, Terry...

Nearly 80 percent of marine industry participants expect sales to increase between 5 and 10 percent this year, according to survey results that GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance division released Wednesday. That’s up from 54 percent who expected growth in that range last year and...

Mercury Marine is teaming up with three television partners to educate boaters about how to prevent the spread of invasive species. The initiative is part of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (Feb. 22-28) across the country. The videos showcase Capt. Mike Genoun of Florida Sport Fishing...

Peer-to-peer boat rental company Cruzin introduced a Captains Program, which allows owners to rent boats while staying aboard to help renters learn the ropes. The program allows people to list their vessels with Cruzin in a way that best fits their circumstances and preferences. It’s also an...

BOSTON — The Progressive New England Boat Show, which ran from Feb. 14 through Sunday, had drastically reduced attendance because of frigid weather and several feet of snow that plagued the region, but many exhibitors said the people who did show up were buying boats. “The traffic is just OK...

Fishermen, pontoon-boat buyers and people who are attracted to small to midsize outboard boats have been leading the recreational boating industry’s rebound from the Great Recession. They may be getting some company. Figures for January don’t contradict what has been a two-year trend, but they...

The 74th annual Progressive Miami International Boat Show, held during the Presidents Day weekend, sold out its exhibit space and attracted 96,009 visitors from around the world. Though attendance was short of the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s goal of attracting 120,000 people, it...

Online business management company My-Villages opened a new, larger headquarters in West Palm Beach, Fla. The move to the new office at 401 South Dixie is the result of growing demand for My-Villages’ marine products — The Boat Village, The Boat Village Pro and DockMaster — in the last 12...

Exhibitors at the Progressive New England Boat Show are hoping the upcoming weekend will help to offset the blow delivered by snow during the nine-day show’s first weekend. The show closed during Sunday’s blizzard and was slow on Saturday, presumably as locals prepared for yet another crippling...

MIAMI — Among the events at last week’s Miami boat shows was a gathering hosted by Show Management and the Florida Yacht Brokers Association on nearby Watson Island, where a superyacht marina is taking shape that will increase the footprint of the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach next year...

MIAMI — Boat companies bombarded the media and early show-goers on the first day of the Miami International Boat Show with introductions of new outboard-powered boats ranging from a $20,000 17-foot runabout to a $1.2 million 52-foot, 11-inch center console. That’s right. The center console has...

MIAMI — “We’re back. The recreational boating industry is back,” NMMA president Thom Dammrich said at today’s marine industry breakfast at the Miami International Boat show. With growth of new-boat sales estimated at 5 to 6 percent in units and 8 to 9 percent in dollars in 2014 and similar...

The Progressive Miami International Boat Show and the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach starts Thursday and run through Monday. The Miami International Boat Show will feature a new layout at the Miami Beach Convention Center, a new Accessories Pavilion and the largest Strictly Sail component...

The town of Key Biscayne, Fla., filed a lawsuit last week against the city of Miami over the city’s decision to redevelop the Miami Marine Stadium grounds to host the Miami International Boat Show next year. The Miami City Commission voted in early January to enter into a license agreement with...

The Association of Marina Industries elected 2015 officers and directors at its annual International Marina & Boatyard Conference, which was held Jan. 28-30 in Tampa, Fla. Jeff Rose, certified marina manager, of Marinas International, was reappointed chairman; Brad Gross, certified marina...