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Team USA Archers Take 7 Medals At World Cup Opener

SHANGHAI – A strong U.S. compound squad won six of the team's seven medals at the first stage of the World Cup in Shanghai, proving its prowess despite a clear message from South Korea that it's determined to dominate in compound archery as it has in recurve. A strong performance from newcomer Carli Cochran (Willow Street, Pa.) also gave Team USA fans good reason to cheer.

The U.S. women's compound team of Erika Jones (Grand Island, Neb.), Carli Cochran (Willow Street, Pa.) and Jamie Van Natta (Toledo, Ohio) started the squad's race for medals on Saturday by clinching silver after posting a 216-231 score versus Korea in windy conditions.

Cochran, making her World Cup debut, commented: "I felt that I fit right in for my first time, and Erika and Jamie were great. We shot great in practice, [though] we didn't have our best Team Round against Korea. We had an off match."

Teammates Braden Gellenthien (College Station, Texas), Reo Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho) and Rodger Willett, Jr. (Gloucester, Va.) showed that they are still the dominant men's compound team by clinching a medal of their own in the final – gold versus Italy, 236-228.

ICAST 2012 Earns Accolades From Top Trade Show Industry Watchdogs

Alexandria, VA – May 21, 2013 – The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, better known as ICAST, has been recognized by Trade Show Executive and the Trade Show News Network as one of the fastest-growing trade shows by attendance in the U.S. Produced by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), ICAST is the world's largest sportfishing trade show annually drawing close to 10,000 representatives from the global sportfishing community.

Trade Show Executive's "Fastest 50″ award is determined based on growth in attendance over a two-year period of time (2010 – 2012). ICAST was ranked number nine on the list. The Trade Show News Network placed ICAST on its Top 25 Fastest-growing Shows by Attendance for 2012.

NOAA Fisheries Launches New National Recreational Fisheries Website

NOAA Fisheries recently announced the launch of a new national recreational fisheries website. In a letter, Russell Dunn, National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries, said this about the site:

"Complimenting recreational pages in each of NOAA Fisheries' regions, this is our latest tool to facilitate communication with anglers and was developed as part of NOAA Fisheries' Recreational Fisheries Engagement Initiative. The site provides everything from information on the Engagement Initiative to Federal and State permits, regulations, and local weather and tides. You can also connect to NOAA Fisheries regional recreational websites providing the latest regional news and contact information for the NOAA Fisheries Regional Recreational Fisheries Coordinators."

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