Proclamation 5817 --
National Fishing Week, 1988
By
the President of the
A
Proclamation
This
year we again observe a period of special recognition for the place of fishing,
both commercial and recreational, in American life. The lore of fishing is, of
course, part of American tradition, from Huck Finn to Ernest Hemingway's Nick
Adams. Today fishing continues to provide enjoyment for some 60 million
American sport fishermen and women and to enhance our economy in many ways.
Our
natural resources offer us some of the world's most bountiful fishing.
Commercial fishing supplies us with a tremendous amount of food and other
products, and recreational fishing contributes some $25 billion to our economy
each year and employs some 600,000 people. Fishermen know firsthand the joys of
fishing -- it is an ideal family activity, for instance -- and realize the need
for careful stewardship of our sport and commercial fishery resources. The
private sector works closely with government at the Federal, State, and local
levels to fund fishery conservation restoration projects throughout the States
and Territories.
Fishing's
countless additions to our economy, our way of life, and our attitude toward
our natural resources are all excellent reasons for the American people to
celebrate National Fishing Week in a spirit of appreciation for the hardworking
members of the commercial and recreational fishing industries and of the place
of fishing in our national history and heritage.
The
Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 190, has designated the week of June 6
through
Now,
Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the
In
Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of May, in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the
Ronald
Reagan
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