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Senate Commerce Committee Advances Billfish Conservation Act Uncategorized

Senate Commerce Committee Advances Billfish Conservation Act

Conservationists and anglers are applauding the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for…

ccanationalMay 19, 2017

Fisheries Economic Picture Comes Into Focus Uncategorized

Fisheries Economic Picture Comes Into Focus

BY BRAD GENTNER, PRESIDENT, GENTNER CONSULTING GROUP LLC Recreational fisheries generate far more economic activity…

ccanationalMay 18, 2017

Anglers Applaud Decision For Striped Bass Conservation Uncategorized

Anglers Applaud Decision For Striped Bass Conservation

Proposed harvest increase for iconic sportfish shelved by Atlantic States Commission A controversial proposal to…

ccanationalMay 11, 2017

Hearing Reviews Progress On Rigs-To-Reef Program Uncategorized

Hearing Reviews Progress On Rigs-To-Reef Program

Increased reefing of offshore energy platforms critical to Gulf habitat The House Subcommittee on Energy…

ccanationalMay 11, 2017

CCA Testifies Before Congress On Red Snapper Fiasco Uncategorized

CCA Testifies Before Congress On Red Snapper Fiasco

Three-day season in 2017 marks new low in federal management of popular fishery On the…

ccanationalMay 2, 2017

Shaking Things Up Uncategorized

Shaking Things Up

For recreational anglers, good news is often hard to come by in federal fisheries management.…

ccanationalApril 26, 2017

Congress Should Not Be Fooled By Scare Tactics Uncategorized

Congress Should Not Be Fooled By Scare Tactics

Last week’s bi-partisan introduction of the “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017” (Modern Fish…

ccanationalApril 17, 2017

U.S. Reps. Graves, Green, Webster, Wittman Champion Federal Saltwater Fisheries Reform Uncategorized

U.S. Reps. Graves, Green, Webster, Wittman Champion Federal Saltwater Fisheries Reform

The recreational fishing and boating community praised the introduction of a bill that addresses critical…

ccanationalApril 6, 2017

Fish Grab Scheme Put On Hold In South Atlantic Uncategorized

Fish Grab Scheme Put On Hold In South Atlantic

Commercial Fishing Collaborative withdraws permit application for catch shares A controversial exempted fishing permit (EFP)…

ccanationalMarch 9, 2017

NOAA Turns A Blind Eye Uncategorized

NOAA Turns A Blind Eye

How manipulation and corruption are making a mockery of federal fisheries management BY JEFF ANGERS,…

ccanationalMarch 7, 2017

CCA And Shell Partner In Conservation Uncategorized

CCA And Shell Partner In Conservation

Shell sponsorship promotes CCA youth angler outreach and education program Coastal Conservation Association and Shell…

ccanationalFebruary 27, 2017

Gulf Scandal Looms For South Atlantic Uncategorized

Gulf Scandal Looms For South Atlantic

The chaos characterizing Gulf of Mexico fisheries laws is poised to infect South Atlantic waters…

ccanationalFebruary 23, 2017