“Recreational fishing provides substantial physical and mental health benefits, but unfortunately many young people – particularly in underserved communities – face significant barriers in accessing the outdoors,” said Mike Leonard, Vice President of Government Affairs at the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), who added “The grants provided through this bill will go a long way to remove those barriers and help children develop a love of fishing.” The bill would create a grant program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for projects that take children fishing in the ocean or Great Lakes, with priority given to projects that serve underserved communities. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2023.
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