2016 Maritime Industry Economic Breakfast - 11/18 at Pacific Marine Expo

Click HERE for more details and to register. 

ABOUT THE BREAKFAST   
Join the Seattle Propeller Club, the Port of Seattle, North Seattle Industrial Association, the Seattle Marine Business Coalition, Washington Maritime Federation, Port of Seattle Marine Exchange of Puget Sound, Northwest Marine Trade Association, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, and King County maritime businesses for the 2016 Maritime Industry Economic Forecast Breakfast at Pacific Marine Expo.  Corporate breakfast partners: American Seafoods, Compass Courses Maritime Training, Crowley Maritime, Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County, Foss Maritime, Harley Marine Services, Kane Environmental, Maxum Petroleum, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, Pacific Fishermen Shipyard & Electric, Vigor and Washington Maritime Federation.

The purpose of the breakfast is to bring leaders together to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the area’s workboat and fishing industries and to showcase our region’s important maritime industry.  Last year’s Maritime Industry Economic Forecast Breakfast attracted more than 300 top labor, business, local and federal government and community leaders.  

2016 Program

2016 Speakers
Roger Millar, Washington Secretary of Transportation (confirmed)
Brian Bonlender Director, Washington Commerce Department (invited)
Fred Felleman, Port of Seattle Commissioner (confirmed)
John Wolfe, CEO, The Northwest Seaport Alliance, and CEO Port of Tacoma (confirmed)
Port of Seattle Commission President John Creighton, (invited)
Joshua Berger, Washington State Maritime Sector Lead (confirmed)
Mark Gleason, Washington Maritime Federation Director (confirmed)

Economic Forecast Presentations
Modernization of the North Pacific Fishing Fleet (confirmed)
Update of Maritime Industry Cluster Study (confirmed)

Emcee:
Jerry Fraser, Publisher, WorkBoat and National Fisherman magazines (confirmed)


WHEN/WHERE:
8 – 10 a.m., Friday, November 18, 2016
West Club Lounge
CenturyLink Field Event Center

To reach the West Club Lounge, you can either enter from the Occidental Street Entrance (just north of the Event Center) or via the Event Center Parking Garage Entrance at the north end of the 5th Floor.  We'll have directional signage for the event.

Following the breakfast, guests are invited to tour the Pacific Marine Expo, the West Coast’s largest commercial marine trade show. Your name badge will provide free admission.

PRICE
$60 per ticket
Tables of 10 - $600

We encourage you to invite elected officials and government staff to attend the breakfast and then to give them a tour of the Pacific Marine Expo show floor.  32% of the 550 PME exhibitors are based in King County!

NOTE: Registration for the 2016 Maritime Industry Economic Forecast Breakfast does not include registration to the Pacific Marine Expo.  Breakfast attendees must register separately to attend the Expo. To register for the Pacific Marine Expo click here

For reservation questions contact Polly Lynch at (206) 443-3830 or polly@marexps.com

INTERESTED IN BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE BREAKFAST?
Gold Sponsorship - $1,000
10 tickets for a table at the breakfast with preferred table location, recognition by the breakfast emcee and company logo on the event PowerPoint presentation.  Company logo on a full page ad in Pacific Marine Expo program; on a banner in the Pacific Marine Expo registration area; on the King County Maritime website; and, on the brochure distributed at the breakfast.
 
Silver Sponsorship - $500
5 tickets for the breakfast with preferred seating, recognition by the breakfast emcee and company name on the event PowerPoint presentation. Company name on the brochure distributed at the breakfast and your logo on the King County Maritime website.

Sponsorship Details:
Ken Saunderson, (206) 282-6858 or Ken@SaundersonMarketingGroup.com

West Marine Northwest Salmon Derby Series grand prize boat awarded to Issaquah angler

For immediate release           

West Marine Northwest Salmon Derby Series grand prize boat awarded to Issaquah angler

SEATTLE – Nov. 10, 2016 – Matt Griffin was trimming his kiwi plant during a coveted moment of sunshine last Sunday, Nov. 6, when he got a call that would change his life.

That call was from Tony Floor, Director of Fishing Affairs for the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA). Floor had good news: Griffin’s name had been randomly drawn from 4,500 anglers following the conclusion of the 2016 West Marine Northwest Salmon Derby Series to win the grand prize, a fully-equipped 22-foot Hewescraft aluminum boat with trailer valued at over $85,000. Griffin’s name was entered into the drawing after fishing in the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby in February.

Griffin, who doesn’t own a boat, stuttered, dropped to one knee, and smiled at his wife standing next to him. She was elated.

Griffin, who co-founded Combat Flip Flops in Kabul, Afghanistan and now lives in Issaquah, Wash., could hardly believe it. His fishing team, “Game Changer”, fished a number of derbies without a podium finish. This finish ends the streak - winning weight: 3,200 pounds.

“It’s the perfect Northwest adventure boat,” said Griffin.

The boat is the 13th grand prize boat, motor, and trailer package that has been given away since the Series was created in 2004. This year’s Hewescraft 220 OceanPro boat is powered by a 225-horsepower Mercury Verado and a 9.9-horsepower Mercury trolling motor, on an EZ Loader tandem axle trailer. The boat came fully-equipped with top-of-the-line extras including Lowrance electronics, Scotty Downriggers, and a Dual Electronics stereo.

“I can’t wait to see Matt out on the water in this boat,” said Floor, who coordinates the Series. “There is nothing I like more than giving away top-of-the-line fishing packages like this.”

The West Marine Northwest Salmon Derby Series is a fishing promotion program directed by the NMTA that encourages boating and fishing in the Northwest. In 2016, the Series included 14 derbies throughout the region. For each derby an angler competes in, they get one entry into the drawing for the grand prize boat held at the final derby in the Series.

“The West Marine Northwest Salmon Derby Series continues to be one of our best promotions for getting people out on the water,” said NMTA President George Harris. “Even in a year with limited fishing opportunities, the excitement and passion for boating and fishing continues to grow.”

Griffin plans to fish the boat throughout the Northwest. When not in fishing tournaments, he plans to use it to explore and fish Lake Chelan, chase salmon throughout the Puget Sound, and possibly commute to Vancouver Island for a black bear hunt.

“This boat can do anything,” he said.

For more information on the West Marine Northwest Salmon Derby Series, visit www.NorthwestSalmonDerbySeries.com.

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About the Northwest Marine Trade Association

The NMTA is the nation’s largest regional marine association. It represents more than 700 companies in the recreational boating industry, including boat dealers, boat brokers, marinas, boatyards, manufacturers, retailers and suppliers of boating accessories and services. The NMTA’s mission is to promote the growth of recreational boating and member businesses. The NMTA produces the Seattle Boat Show, the West Coast’s largest boat show. Additional information is available at www.nmta.net

Contact

Tony Floor

NMTA Director of Fishing Affairs

(360) 870-1752

tony@nmta.net

NMTA Discussion on Copper Bottom Paint Phase-Out - November 15, 6 p.m. at NMTA

Dear NMTA Member – In a little over a year on January 1, 2018, the Copper Bottom Paint phase-out legislation NMTA initiated will begin to go into effect for new vessels. In 2020, the phase-out will apply to all recreational vessels 65 feet or smaller. Click here to view this legislation. The NMTA Board invites all members that have questions or concerns about this legislation to attend a special evening conversation with NMTA Board members and staff on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the NMTA office. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Katie Groseclose at katieg@nmta.net. If you cannot attend but would like to share your thoughts or comments please email them to katieg@nmta.net. Sincerely, George Harris NMTA President/CEO

Click here to RSVP.