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Recreational Angling Community Supports Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act Uncategorized

Recreational Angling Community Supports Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act

88% of current fishing participants fished before the age of 12, highlighting the importance of…

Kevin HicksonJune 8, 2023

New Striped Bass Regulations Aimed at Addressing Conservation Concerns Uncategorized

New Striped Bass Regulations Aimed at Addressing Conservation Concerns

Striped bass are extremely important to coastal communities along the Atlantic and the entire fishing…

Kevin HicksonMay 4, 2023

Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 Uncategorized

Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023

The RISEE Act will significantly expand vital coastal restoration and protection efforts for communities and…

Kevin HicksonApril 26, 2023

A Call to Safeguard Marine Habitat in the Gulf of Mexico Uncategorized

A Call to Safeguard Marine Habitat in the Gulf of Mexico

Providing the maximum opportunity to safely repurpose these platforms in the Rigs to Reefs program…

Kevin HicksonMarch 22, 2023

Conservation Organizations Support Reinvesting in America’s Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act) Uncategorized

Conservation Organizations Support Reinvesting in America’s Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)

This common-sense, bipartisan legislation will provide much needed investments to enhance costal resiliency, improve fish…

Kevin HicksonMarch 1, 2023

CCA Comments on Amendment 46 – South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit Uncategorized

CCA Comments on Amendment 46 – South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit

CCA has long supported the concept of recreational fishing licenses to better define the universe…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 26, 2023

Recreational Fishing Community Outlines Concerns with NMFS Data Calibrations Uncategorized

Recreational Fishing Community Outlines Concerns with NMFS Data Calibrations

In our view the Council’s approach to handling the conversion process has resulted in a…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 20, 2023

Comments on Proposed Striped Bass Quota Transfers Uncategorized

Comments on Proposed Striped Bass Quota Transfers

We oppose allowing commercial quota transfers and urge the Board to support Option A (status…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 13, 2023

Bill Aims to Eliminate Non-Tribal Gillnets on the Columbia River Uncategorized

Bill Aims to Eliminate Non-Tribal Gillnets on the Columbia River

By request of the Governor, and with strong bi-partisan support, Senate Bill 5297 would end…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 12, 2023

Court Confirms Important Precedent for Fisheries Management Uncategorized

Court Confirms Important Precedent for Fisheries Management

Ruling defends process to update allocations in Gulf red grouper fishery.

Kevin HicksonJanuary 10, 2023

Federal Bill To Eliminate Drift Gillnets is Signed Into Law Uncategorized

Federal Bill To Eliminate Drift Gillnets is Signed Into Law

President Biden has signed legislation to ban swordfish drift gillnets in all US waters and…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 9, 2023

Virginia Marine Resources Commission Rejects Governor’s Proposal to Limit Menhaden Fishing in Chesapeake Bay UncategorizedVirginia

Virginia Marine Resources Commission Rejects Governor’s Proposal to Limit Menhaden Fishing in Chesapeake Bay

VMRC declines to exercise authority setting any limits on harvest of critical forage fish species

Kevin HicksonDecember 7, 2022