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Unraveling NOAA’s Flat Earth Theory | Two initiatives currently underway could explain and solve the entire Gulf red snapper mess. Uncategorized

Unraveling NOAA’s Flat Earth Theory | Two initiatives currently underway could explain and solve the entire Gulf red snapper mess.

Two slow-moving, long-awaited initiatives currently underway could each hold a critical piece of the puzzle…

heatherOctober 31, 2018

Shell Starship Reef Completes Epic Journey – Mobile Reef Lands off the Jacksonville Coast Uncategorized

Shell Starship Reef Completes Epic Journey – Mobile Reef Lands off the Jacksonville Coast

In one of the most compelling and unique habitat initiatives in recent history, the Starship…

heatherOctober 17, 2018

Our Seat At The Table Uncategorized

Our Seat At The Table

BY JEFF ANGERS, PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY Recognizing that saltwater recreational fishing is a…

ccanationalJune 22, 2018

Partners In Conservation Launch ReleaSense Initiative Uncategorized

Partners In Conservation Launch ReleaSense Initiative

Collaborative effort to make best catch-and-release practices, research available to anglers Shimano, Texas A&M University-Corpus…

ccanationalJune 20, 2018

CCA Supports Legislative Effort To Eliminate Shark Finning Uncategorized

CCA Supports Legislative Effort To Eliminate Shark Finning

Coastal Conservation Association has joined forces with leaders in the marine science world to support…

ccanationalJune 7, 2018

Anglers Hold The Key To Better Management Uncategorized

Anglers Hold The Key To Better Management

Frustration with federal management of some fish species has sometimes led to a reluctance among…

ccanationalJune 4, 2018

ASMFC Warns Virginia On Menhaden Uncategorized

ASMFC Warns Virginia On Menhaden

State management body prepares to defend forage base conservation measures Coastal Conservation Association applauds the…

ccanationalMay 2, 2018

Recreational Fishing Organizations Oppose Longline Permit Uncategorized

Recreational Fishing Organizations Oppose Longline Permit

Industrial harvesters try to pry into conservation zone, again POSTED ON MARCH 07, 2018 Today,…

ccanationalMarch 7, 2018

Modern Fish Act Takes Major Step Toward Becoming Law Uncategorized

Modern Fish Act Takes Major Step Toward Becoming Law

Senate Commerce Committee Passes Landmark Legislation with Bipartisan Support The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce,…

ccanationalFebruary 28, 2018

Urge Your Members Of Congress To Update America’s Primary Fishing Law Uncategorized

Urge Your Members Of Congress To Update America’s Primary Fishing Law

The MODERN FISH ACT (included in H.R. 200/S. 1520) will make critically IMPORTANT CHANGES to federal fishing regulations. The…

wpengineFebruary 27, 2018

Fishing For The Facts About The Modern Fish Act Uncategorized

Fishing For The Facts About The Modern Fish Act

BY CHRIS HORTON, FISHERIES PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN’S FOUNDATION Mark Twain once said, “Never let…

ccanationalFebruary 26, 2018

Longliners Target Billfish In Conservation Zone, Again Uncategorized

Longliners Target Billfish In Conservation Zone, Again

Controversial exempted fishing permit benefiting a single company back from the dead Conservationists won a…

ccanationalFebruary 26, 2018