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    CCA Florida, partners set to deploy new reef | 180-foot steel ship set to become the CCA Curtis Bostick Reef off St. Lucie County

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    Coastal Conservation Association Florida today shared details regarding the upcoming deployment of the Voici Bernadette, creating the newest artificial reef in St. Lucie County. The CCA Curtis Bostick Reef, consisting…

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    June 21, 2019
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    Sportfishing Groups Call for Science-Based Management of Gulf Menhaden | Marine Stewardship Council takes an irresponsible approach to fishery certification

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    The recreational fishing community is expressing concern about the process being used to certify the menhaden fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.Omega Protein and Daybrook Fisheries recently announced that SAI…

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    June 19, 2019
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    Sportsman Letter on Proposed Pebble Mine Project

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    June 5, 2019 Col. Phillip J. Borders U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District 645 G St. Suite 100-921 Anchorage, AK 99501 Re: Public Input on the Proposed Pebble…

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    June 4, 2019
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    Attack by menhaden industry unites conservation community – Conservationists fear fox could end up guarding the henhouse in certification process

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    In a biting piece of satire in the May 2019 issue of Sport Fishing Magazine entitled “Certifiably Absurd,” editor Doug Olander took aim at Omega Protein’s efforts to have its…

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    May 16, 2019
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    CCA comments on Amendment 29 – South Atlantic Best Fishing Practices

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    May 15, 2019
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    ASMFC Moves to Reverse Downward Trend of Striped Bass | Managers set to prescribe much-needed conservation measures on iconic fishery

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    Faced with a crisis in the striped bass fishery and mounting concern from anglers all along the East Coast, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Management Board sent…

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    May 1, 2019
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    Stakeholder comment letter from TRCP, ASA, CCA re: Gulf Menhaden Purse Seine Fishery PCDR

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    Read letter HERE.

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    April 29, 2019
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    Risky Bet | The Gulf Council takes a gamble on the most unaccountable player in the Gulf red snapper fishery.

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    With management of the red snapper private angling sector now officially in the hands of the Gulf states, it would be tempting to take a step back from this ever-contentious…

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    April 17, 2019
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    Sign On Letter For Forage Fish Protection Act

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    April 15, 2019
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    Recreational Fishing Groups Formally Object to “Sustainable” Stamp on Menhaden Fishery – Mining the base of the food chain is neither sustainable nor economically justifiable

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    Three recreational fishing groups filed a formal objection against the Marine Stewardship Council’s recommendation that Omega Protein should receive a certification of sustainability for its U.S. Atlantic menhaden purse-seining operations….

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    March 28, 2019
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    Senate Commerce Committee Explores America’s Blue Economy

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    The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened a hearing on “Our Blue Economy: Successes and Opportunities.” Witnesses providing testimony on marine economic development and the need for…

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    March 28, 2019
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    CCA Alabama donates $40,000 to cobia tagging, student support at University of South Alabama

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    At a reception earlier this month at the University of South Alabama, CCA Alabama announced its support of two programs in the University’s Department of Marine Sciences (USADMS) that will…

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    March 19, 2019
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