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from the Gulf of Mexico, the South Atlantic, the Atlantic states and
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2010
Coalition seeks to avoid fisheries management “train
wreck” - Feb. 24, 2010
Passage of the 2006 Magnuson-Stevens Act, the overarching law that
manages America’s marine fisheries, revealed crippling deficiencies
within the agency charged with implementing the law.
CCA Continues Advocacy for Harvest Reform, Recovery of
Oregon’s Salmon Runs - Feb. 11, 2010
“The changes made by the Attorney General’s office do not reflect
the intent of the initiative, which is to end the non-selective
over-harvest of Oregon's native fish runs while maintaining a
healthy commercial salmon fishing industry.
ASMFC Takes Wrong Turn on
Striped Bass
After hearing a litany of
significant concerns about the health of the striped bass population
presented by its own Technical Committee and by law enforcement
personnel, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC)
Striped Bass Management Board did the last thing anyone expected.
Council action
on Gulf red snapper signals need for reallocation
The reward for decades of sacrifice
announced at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting
this week is a good news/bad news scenario for recreational anglers.
CCA Mourns Passing of Walter
Fondren
The conservation
community lost one of its true visionaries with the passing of
Coastal Conservation Association founder Walter W. Fondren III last
week in Houston.
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Fish trap proposal rejected by Gulf Council
Like a bad penny, a proposal to re-introduce fish traps as an
alternative to longline gear in the Gulf grouper fishery turned up
before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in December,
outraging conservationists and fisheries management veterans who had
fought to banish the destructive gear from the Gulf back in the
1990s.
2009
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CCA Hails Breakthrough on Catch
Share Management - Dec. 18, 2009
Coastal Conservation Association applauds the U.S. Congress for
recognizing the need to address impacts to recreational angling as a
result of the U.S. Catch Share Policy.
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Fish
Trap Proposal Turns Back the Clock on Conservation - Dec.
10, 2009
An unusual alliance of environmental groups and commercial longliners
is exploring the use of controversial fish traps in the Gulf of Mexico
Reef Fish Fishery, leaving long-time participants in federal fishery
management issues surprised at the re-emergence of the highly
destructive gear.
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CCA
Benefits from KBR Master of the Green Tournament -
Nov. 24, 2009
Coastal Conservation Association is proud to again be one of the
beneficiaries of the third Master of the Green Charity Golf Tournament,
an annual event organized by KBR to support educational, environmental
and health organizations.
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CCA urges states to resist flawed federal policies in Gulf
- Nov. 10, 2009
Anglers cite lack of faith in federal catch share management of red
snapper, grouper
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ASFMC Denies Increase in Commercial Striped Bass
Harvest - Nov. 3, 2009
Anglers rally to defeat proposal for commercial sector to kill more fish
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CCA to Testify Before Senate Committee on Oceans
Policy - Nov. 2, 2009
Committee seeks CCA’s input on role for recreational fisheries in ocean,
coastal stewardship
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CCA Testimony on Oceans Policy
- pdf file
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Collaborative letter points out deficits in data
collection - October 29, 2009
Unlikely combination of groups takes a stand for recreational angling
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Recreational Data Collection Letter to Dr.
Jane Lubchenco - pdf file
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CCA Opposes Proposed Rollover of Commercial
Harvest - October 29, 2009
Anglers highlight important warning signs for the conservation of
Atlantic striped bass
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CCA Names New President - October
27, 2009
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Gulf Governors Stand Up for Recreational Angling
- October 22, 2009
States unite to request feds better protect citizens’ access to public
resources
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Letter from the Gulf Governors to Secretary
Locke
- pdf file
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Federal managers shut down another Gulf fishery
- October 21, 2009
Decision
on Gulf amberjack shows federal management on brink of breakdown
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CCA Questions Obama Administration’s Ocean Policy
- October 15, 2009
Task
Force omission of recreational angling a glaring flaw
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CCA Applauds U.S. Decision on Bluefin Tuna
- October 15, 2009
NOAA Administrator announces support for strongest possible
conservation measures
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Letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce to CCA
- pdf file
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Letter from the U.S. Department of Interior to CCA
- pdf file
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Conservationists Encouraged by Fisheries
Amendments - October 13, 2009
Angler concerns over catch shares, aquaculture gaining traction
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CCA Files Lawsuit to Stop Gulf Grouper Giveaway - Sept.
28, 2009
“Fundamentally flawed” catch share program a threat to angling
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Conservationists call for U.S. action to save
bluefin tuna - Sept. 25, 2009
International impasse leaves bluefin on the brink
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Anglers call for exit strategy on red snapper
disaster - Sept. 25, 2009
CCA seeks guidelines for opening areas, disaster relief for
impacted businesses
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Cummins Resigns as CCA President
- September 11, 2009
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NOAA
Abandons Recreational Anglers
- August 31, 2009
Approval of grouper giveaway pushes recreational
anglers to the brink
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CCA Discussion Document Ends in
Success
- August 12, 2009
Controversial paper accomplished goal by shining light on red snapper
management failures
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NOAA catch-share program threatens recreational
angling
- August 7, 2009
CCA questions federal program of resource giveaways
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CCA Catch Shares
Briefing Document - pdf file
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3,000 Ghost Nets to Disappear - July 1, 2009
$4.5 million federal grant to speed removal of derelict
fishing gear from Puget Sound
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CCA Calls for Balanced Approach to Red Snapper
Crisis
- June 4, 2009
Unprecedented fisheries disaster in South Atlantic needs calculated
response
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Texas Outdoor Writers Recognize CCA/Valero Youth
Program
- May 1, 2009
Program sponsored by Valero Energy Corp. seeks to bring conservation
into classroom
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Changing of the Guard
- March 31, 2009
CCA reorganizes to prepare for more growth.
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New
red snapper study offers signs of hope - February 25,
2009
Research indicates red snapper stocks may be in better
shape than previously thought.
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Short-term gain, long-term loss -
February 2, 2009
Gulf Council tackles longlines, but fumbles future of
grouper fishery.
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Study
reveals economic reality for Gulf grouper - January 28,
2009
CCA-funded study shows value of 100 percent recreational
allocation
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Process or Proclamation? -
January 7, 2009
From the South Atlantic to the western Pacific,
federal marine management is a study in contrasts.
2008
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