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 speciesKevin HicksonDecember 7, 2022
Virginia INVITATION: CCA Northern VA Annual Dinner/Auction on June 11, 2022 The CCA Northern Virginia Chapter is pleased to invite you to our 19th Annual “Save…Kevin HicksonMay 4, 2022
UncategorizedVirginia LETTER: Draft Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Management Plan To help assist ASMFC in taking final action on Amendment 7 for Atlantic striped bass…Kevin HicksonApril 12, 2022
Virginia Virginia Acts to Plug Loophole on Commercial Speckled Trout Harvest "CCA Virginia members are committed to ensuring our state’s marine fisheries are healthy and sustainable,…Kevin HicksonDecember 2, 2021
Virginia CCA NORTHERN VIRGINA LETTER: Urgent Speckled Trout Issue Speckled trout are far too valuable to be caught and penned as bycatch. By taking…Kevin HicksonNovember 22, 2021
UncategorizedVirginia Alarms Sounding Over Future of Striped Bass Fishery Continued poor juvenile index surveys, lack of management action create crisis.Kevin HicksonOctober 19, 2021
UncategorizedVirginia Managers begin striped bass recovery on right note ASMFC managers reject moving the goal posts for striped bass management. Striped bass managers took…Kevin HicksonMay 11, 2021
UncategorizedVirginia Recreational Fishing and Boating Groups Back Forage Fish Bill to Promote Robust Sportfish Populations The legislation would require that the role forage fish play in the marine ecosystem be…Kevin HicksonApril 29, 2021
UncategorizedVirginia Comments to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC): Amendment 7 – Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Management Plan On behalf of America’s 7.5 million striped bass anglers and the sportfishing industry, we appreciate…Kevin HicksonApril 9, 2021
UncategorizedVirginia More Atlantic Menhaden Will Help Rebuild the Iconic Striped Bass Fishery Managers vote to reduce Atlantic menhaden quota by 10 percentKevin HicksonOctober 22, 2020
UncategorizedVirginia Hunting, Fishing Groups Release Statement on 30 by 30 Concept Washington, D.C. – October 19, 2020 – Today, the nation’s leading hunting, fishing, and habitat…Kevin HicksonOctober 19, 2020
UncategorizedVirginia CCA Comments on Conservative TAC for Atlantic Menhaden Spud Woodward Chair Atlantic Menhaden Management Board Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 1050 North Highland…Kevin HicksonOctober 13, 2020