Chris-Craft said Gavan Hunt joined the company as vice president of sales.

West Marine said it will sponsor the fifth annual Standup for the Cure on July 9 at Harbor Towne Beach in Muskegon, Mich.

Elio Betty, who joined BoatUS Magazine in 2009 as director of advertising, was appointed publisher.

The Marine Trades Association of New Jersey Foundation announced the winner of its $1,500 educational scholarship.

The board of the Michigan Boating Industries Association voted to contribute $10,000 to the Recreational Boating Industries Educational Foundation.

Trade Only Today will not publish on Monday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

A bill that recreational fishing and boating groups said would prevent unnecessary fishing closures in Biscayne National Park in Florida and amend the Billfish Conservation Act cleared a Senate committee Wednesday. A coalition of groups supported the Senate Commerce Committee’s approval of S. 3099, The Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016. The bill, championed by

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy is launching Sharktivity, a new shark-sighting app, on Friday. The Cape Cod-based conservancy said Sharktivity is free to the public. It is currently available only on Apple products, but plans are in the works for an Android version. The conservancy said the app can be used for tracking shark sightings

Boston Whaler recently raised nearly $2,000 to benefit The Atlantic Center for the Arts’ community programs. The money was raised during Images: A Festival of the Arts, an annual event held in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., through the raffle of a custom-designed and -painted piece featuring a Boston Whaler boat cruising the open seas. Last

BoatUS is asking its members to send a message to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing the elevation in ethanol levels.