Join us for the CCA Music City Chapter’s 6th Annual Banquet
CCA Music City is proud to celebrate our 6th Annual Banquet Benefiting Coastal Habitat and Conservation. Save the Date for Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:00 pm At 14 Tenn 1410 51st Ave North (in [...]
CCA National Chapter News
Managers begin striped bass recovery on right noteASMFC managers reject moving the goal posts for striped bass management. Striped bass managers took important steps to continue the development of the next chapter of striped bass management in draft Amendment 7. The post Managers begin striped bass recovery on right note appeared first on Coastal Conservation Association.
Recreational Fishing and Boating Groups Back Forage Fish Bill to Promote Robust Sportfish PopulationsThe legislation would require that the role forage fish play in the marine ecosystem be accounted for when federal fisheries managers set catch limits on these small but important fish. The post Recreational Fishing and Boating Groups Back Forage Fish Bill to Promote Robust Sportfish Populations appeared first on Coastal Conservation Association.CONSERVATION IN ACTION: CCA Texas HI20 Reef UpdateThe Phase II expansion includes the addition of hundreds of tons of additional diverse materials, including reef pyramids, steel energy industry structures, low-level relief and concrete culverts. The post CONSERVATION IN ACTION: CCA Texas HI20 Reef Update appeared first on Coastal Conservation Association.
Gulf Council Asks NOAA Fisheries to Delay Red Snapper Data CalibrationThe Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council elected to defer until January 2023 a controversial measure that would have slashed Alabama’s red snapper quota by 52 percent and Mississippi’s by 62 percent. The post Gulf Council Asks NOAA Fisheries to Delay Red Snapper Data Calibration appeared first on Coastal Conservation Association.- Bureaucratic Glitch Threatens Snapper SeasonBy Kirk Patterson, Chairman CCA Alabama Government Relations Committee Spring has arrived. Just a few more weeks of school before families fill boats and head out from ports across the... The post Bureaucratic Glitch Threatens Snapper Season appeared first on Coastal Conservation Association.
Comments to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC): Amendment 7 – Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Management PlanOn behalf of America’s 7.5 million striped bass anglers and the sportfishing industry, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) regarding the Public Information Document for Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Management Plan. The post Comments to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission…
CCA Louisiana and Conservation Partners to begin construction on “Green Monster Reef” in Plaquemines ParishCoastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s REEF Louisiana Program will begin construction this week on a new artificial reef complex in Plaquemines Parish, on a former speckled trout fishing hotspot where oil and gas platforms have been removed. The post CCA Louisiana and Conservation Partners to begin construction on “Green Monster Reef” in Plaquemines Parish appeared…
CCA Texas Delivers Vital Funding to Texas HatcheriesIn the wake of a coastal freeze, CCA Texas contributes $152,000 to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to speed coastal recovery Through an electronic vote, CCA Texas’ Board of Directors... The post CCA Texas Delivers Vital Funding to Texas Hatcheries appeared first on Coastal Conservation Association.
