Tag: MRAA Press Releases

MRAA Adds Two New Partner Members

MINNEAPOLIS, December 19 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) announces two additional supporting organizations to its growing list of MRAA Partner Members. Marine manufacturers, suppliers and service providers, through Partner Membership, commit to aligning their brands with the programs and opportunities that MRAA offers in its efforts to fuel the success of […]

MRAA Announces 2022 Great Dealerships to Work For

• A record 27 dealers honored at Dealer Week 2022 AUSTIN, TEXAS – December 15 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas has named this year’s marine industry Great Dealerships to Work For. The dealerships were honored on December 7, at Dealer Week 2022, the association’s annual conference and expo, in Austin, Texas. A […]

Dealer Week 2022 Breaks Attendance Records

• More than 1,300 Dealers and Industry Members Gathered for 4-Day Marine Event, Hosted Dec. 5-8, at the Austin Convention Center in Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS – December 15 – After two years that were affected to varying degrees by Covid, Dealer Week 2022 broke both overall and dealer attendance records this month in Austin, Texas. […]

Massachusetts Creates State Office of Outdoor Recreation

• New Office Bolsters Its $9.5 Billion Outdoor Recreation Economy BOSTON — December 13 — Massachusetts became the 18th state to establish an Office of Outdoor Recreation, drawing praise from Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) and bolstering the ability of the nation’s $862 billion outdoor recreation economy to grow even more. The Marine Retailers Association of […]

Virginia Marine Resources Commission Rejects Governor’s Proposal to Limit Menhaden Fishing in Chesapeake Bay

• VMRC Declines to Exercise Authority Setting Any Limits on Harvest of Critical Forage Fish Species FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA — The Virginia Marine Resources Commission disappointed recreational fishing and resource conservation advocates throughout the Chesapeake Bay region yesterday by siding with Canadian-owned industrial menhaden harvester Omega Protein over the concerns of tens of thousands of […]

BoatUS Joins MRAA as Member Benefit Provider

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announces Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has joined the extensive list of exclusive benefits that the MRAA offers its members.    “This new BoatUS benefit gives MRAA members the exclusive opportunity to offer their customers BoatUS Unlimited Towing Memberships at deeply discounted prices,” said Bryan […]

Montara Boats Becomes Platinum Partner Member of MRAA

• Manufacturer to reveal a brand new model at Dealer Week in Texas MINNEAPOLIS — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Montara Boats has joined as a Platinum Partner Member. Through Platinum Partner Membership, Montara Boats supports the MRAA, its programs and the opportunities the association provides the dealer body in […]

MRAA Adds Four New Partner Members in October

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, November 3, 2022 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announces four additions to its growing list of MRAA Partner Members as supporting organizations. Marine manufacturers, suppliers and service providers, through Partner Membership, commit to aligning their brands with the programs and opportunities that MRAA offers in its efforts to fuel the […]

2021 Outdoor Recreation Economy Breaks Record

• Outdoor Recreation Industry Generates $862 Billion, 4.5 Million Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C., November 9 — Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released economic data from the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, which detailed the outdoor recreation economy’s powerful and positive impact on the overall U.S. economy. These new record-breaking numbers found that outdoor […]