Our Members - Coastal Conservation Association

It’s because of amazing CCA members like you that we are able to help ensure the health and sustainability of our marine resources.
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Have a WONDERFUL Sunday everyone❗ 📸: Peggy M

Have a WONDERFUL Sunday everyone❗

📸: Peggy McMillan

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🤝 Teamwork 🤝 📸: Dustin Doskocil #JoinCC

🤝 Teamwork 🤝

📸: Dustin Doskocil

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🗣 Anglers in Louisiana 🚨 TODAY 🚨 is your

🗣 Anglers in Louisiana 🚨 TODAY 🚨 is your LAST OPPORTUNITY to ✍ REGISTER ✍ for the @ccalouisiana @ccalastar Tournament Early Bird Drawing❗

If you sign up before TONIGHT'S DEADLINE, you'll have a chance to WIN a @nauticstarboats 195 with a @mercurymarine 115❗

THIS IS IT❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

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🐟 CONSERVATION IN ACTION 🐟 @cca_texas 🎥

🐟 CONSERVATION IN ACTION 🐟 @cca_texas

🎥 WATCH 🎥 First HI20 Reef Phase II Deployment 👀

HI20 Reef Details 👇

➡ 9 miles off Sabine Pass
➡ 160-acre site
➡ Already home to a 120-foot sunken barge
➡ Hundreds of granite blocks
➡ Phase II expansion includes the addition of hundreds of tons of additional materials, including reef pyramids, steel energy industry structures, low-level relief and concrete culverts

Learn more about the HI20 Reef by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

🎥: John Blaha

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🗣 Anglers in Louisiana 🚨 The @ccalouisiana @

🗣 Anglers in Louisiana 🚨 The @ccalouisiana @ccalastar Tournament Early Bird Deadline is THIS FRIDAY 🚨

✍ REGISTER ✍ by the 📅 FRIDAY deadline to be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a chance to WIN a @nauticstarboats 195 with a @mercurymarine 115❗

Don't wait❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

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📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 Atlantic States Marine

📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) managers 🚫 REJECT 🚫 moving the goal posts for striped bass management.

🗣💬 “Anglers and CCA leaders have sounded the on-water alarm for years that striped bass stocks have been declining. Striped bass have suffered through a decade or more years of mostly below average recruitment, and now is the time for decisive action to properly constrain fishing mortality to meet the goals of a more abundant and healthier fishery.” - Richen Brame, CCA Atlantic Coast Fisheries Director

Read more by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

📸: Tyler Nonn

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📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 from @ccalouisiana 🚨

📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 from @ccalouisiana

🚨 POGIE HEARING 🚨

📅 TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 12
🕘 9AM
🗣 Rep. Joseph A. Orgeron’s HB 535 will be heard by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
📍 House Committee Room 4

⬇ TAKE ACTION ⬇

1️⃣ 📍 Attend 📍 Wednesday's hearing to provide your testimony or submit a green card of support.
2️⃣ ✍ Submit ✍ your support to the Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources by emailing them at 👉 h-natr@legis.la.gov 👈 by TODAY at noon.
3️⃣ 📑 Read 📑 @ccalouisiana's full statement by clicking the link in our ➡ @ccanational bio.

@ccalouisiana 🗣 💬 "This bill will create a 1/2 mile buffer zone where industrial menhaden reduction harvest will be restricted. Our fish, birds, wildlife and coast need protection from this damaging style of harvest. Louisiana is the ONLY GULF STATE WITH NO BUFFER zone, and the overwhelming majority of the 1.1 BILLION Pound harvest is coming from our waters. This means that hundreds of millions of pounds of pogies and millions of pounds of BYCATCH are coming right off our beaches and barrier islands."

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📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 from @ccalouisiana 📊

📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 from @ccalouisiana

📊 POLLING 📊 "Coastal Communities Overwhelmingly Support Regulation of Industrial Pogie Fishing in the Louisiana Surf Zone"

Key Findings ⬇

➡ 84% of respondents say that Louisiana’s beaches and shorelines should be protected from potential damage from large industrial menhaden fishing boats
➡ 87% respondents say the government should examine the impact of industrial fishing on the food supply for local wildlife
➡ 89% support limits on industrial fishing in state waters
➡ 93% support management of industrial fishing that does not negatively affect commercial fishing jobs.

@ccalouisiana 🗣 💬 "Our latest polling with @thetrcp showed Louisiana coastal communities clearly agree that our beaches, shorelines, and barrier islands should be protected from potential damage from large industrial menhaden fishing boats!"

Read more by clicking the link in our👉 @ccanational bio.

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📰 CCA IN THE NEWS 📰 @cca_md "Outreach and E

📰 CCA IN THE NEWS 📰 @cca_md

"Outreach and Education at Bill Burton Fishing Pier in Maryland"

💬 "As part of its Living Reef Action Campaign, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland will expand outreach and education efforts at the Bill Burton Fishing Pier...In this project, CCA Maryland will host several public oyster reef ball building events to construct and deploy more reef balls at the site."

Read the full story by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

📸: Jeff Cornwell, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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From coast to coast and everywhere in between, we

From coast to coast and everywhere in between, we wish ALL our incredible CCA moms a wonderful 🌷 Mother's Day 🌷

📸: Shane Bonnot

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It's gettin' to be that time...🎣 📸: Peggy M

It's gettin' to be that time...🎣

📸: Peggy McMillan

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🗣 FLORIDA ANGLERS 🚨 TAGGED REDFISH ALERT 🚨

Recently, John Morgan Masters of Hastings, FL caught this 27.5-inch 2021 @westmarineinc Tagged Redfish (tag No. 1188) while fishing in Crescent Beach, FL. However, at the time he was not familiar with the @cca_florida STAR Tournament. After he released the healthy fish back into the water, he planned to register.

The action STARTS on May 29th so don't wait❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our ➡ @ccanational bio.

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📰 ARTICLE 📰 Recreational fishing nets five m

📰 ARTICLE 📰 Recreational fishing nets five million new and returning anglers in 2020

A Few Key Findings ⬇

➡ Fishing participation rate rose to 18% of the U.S. population, the highest rate in over a decade
➡ Youth participation in 2020 grew 53% to 13.5 million total participants
➡ First-time participants climbed to 4.4 million (up from 3.1 million last year)
➡ Reactivated participants soared at 9.0 million (compared to 6.8 million last year)

Read the full story by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

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📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 Louisiana Anglers ⬇ @

📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 Louisiana Anglers ⬇

@ccalouisiana 🗣 Support House Bill 535 by Representative Orgeron: Protect Our Louisiana Surf Zone from Damaging Industrial Pogie Harvest

💬 "H.B. 535 will provide much needed protection from industrial menhaden fishing for our surf zone, the sensitive, shallow waters along our shorelines, where many of our favorite fish species and iconic Louisiana wildlife spawn, nest, and feed. The bill creates a 1/2 mile buffer across the entire coast, with special 1 mile buffer zones in specific areas, and a 3 mile buffer zone off of Grand Isle. Notably, this bill will allow menhaden operators to continue to harvest at their current levels, protecting all jobs supported by both our commercial and recreational fisheries."

⬇ TAKE ACTION ⬇

1️⃣ 📑 Read 📑 @ccalouisiana's full statement by clicking the link in our ➡ @ccanational bio.

2️⃣ ✍ Submit ✍ your comments to the Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources by emailing them at 👉 h-natr@legis.la.gov 👈

📸: @ccalouisiana

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Happy Sunday everyone❗ 📸: Ross McFall #Join

Happy Sunday everyone❗

📸: Ross McFall

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💬 "The main thing is to keep the main thing the

💬 "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." - Stephen Covey

...

And by the way, the main thing is 🎣 fishing 🎣

📸: PatrickDMurray.net

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🗣 TEXAS Anglers 🚨 TODAY 🚨 is your LAST OP

🗣 TEXAS Anglers 🚨 TODAY 🚨 is your LAST OPPORTUNITY to ✍ REGISTER ✍ for the CCA Texas @startournament Early Bird Drawing❗

If you sign up before TONIGHT'S DEADLINE, you'll have the chance to WIN a @dargelboats Skout Boat, @mercurymarine Motor & McClain trailer package❗

THIS IS IT❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

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RECORD BLUEFIN TUNA❓ A few weeks back, this Blu

RECORD BLUEFIN TUNA❓

A few weeks back, this Bluefin Tuna was caught out of Port Aransas, reportedly taking 9️⃣ hours to land❗ Initial measurements for this incredible fish were taken by our GREAT friends at the @sportfishcenter and the @portaransasfishermanswharf 👇

➡ 1️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ inches at the fork
➡ 8️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ pounds

If certified, it will beat the previous Texas record by almost 7️⃣0️⃣ pounds from 3️⃣6️⃣ years ago 😲

While waiting for certification, the @sportfishcenter has determined the pending state-record tuna was 1️⃣9️⃣ years old when caught❗

FOLLOW the @sportfishcenter for more updates❗

📸: Jeff Kaiser, Dr. Kesley Banks, and Matt Streich

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🗣 TEXAS Anglers❗ 🚨 The CCA Texas @startou

🗣 TEXAS Anglers❗

🚨 The CCA Texas @startournament Early Bird Deadline is TOMORROW 🚨

✍ REGISTER ✍ by 📅 TOMORROW'S deadline to be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a chance to WIN a @dargelboats Skout Boat, @mercurymarine Motor & McClain trailer package❗

⏳ Time is almost up ⏳ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

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🐟 CONSERVATION IN ACTION 🐟 @cca_md recently

🐟 CONSERVATION IN ACTION 🐟

@cca_md recently teamed up with @yamahaoutboards #YamahaRightwaters, @friendsoffletchers, and @troutunlimited to clean up Fletcher’s Cove on the Potomac River❗

💬 "Avid outdoor enthusiasts in this area will tell you that Fletcher’s Cove is one of the best urban fisheries around. However, the Cove is experiencing many issues due to sediment and debris that threaten its continued existence. We’re fortunate to have partners like Yamaha Rightwaters step in to help clean up and raise awareness for the actions needed to preserve Fletcher's Cove." - David Sikorski, Executive Director, @cca_md

Read more by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

Learn more by FOLLOWING @cca_md and visiting their website 📲 CCAMD.org

📸: David Sikorski

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🗣 Anglers in Florida 🚨 The @cca_florida STA

🗣 Anglers in Florida

🚨 The @cca_florida STAR Tournament presented by @yamahaoutboards Release Team is Putting the Tagged Reds in the Water 🚨

✍ REGISTER ✍ to compete for nearly 💲5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in prizes and scholarships in the LARGEST family-friendly saltwater fishing competition in Florida❗

The action STARTS on May 29th so don't wait❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio.

📸: @cca_florida STAR Tournament

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🗣 REMINDER for Anglers in Texas 🚨 The CCA T

🗣 REMINDER for Anglers in Texas

🚨 The CCA Texas @startournament Early Bird Deadline is THIS WEEK 🚨

✍ REGISTER ✍ by 📅 the April 3️⃣0️⃣th deadline to be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a chance to WIN a @dargelboats Skout Boat, @mercurymarine Motor & McClain trailer package❗

Don't wait❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio!

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We hope you enjoy your Sunday❗ 📸: PatrickDMu

We hope you enjoy your Sunday❗

📸: PatrickDMurray.net

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Releasing and 👋 waving goodbye 👋 to the week

Releasing and 👋 waving goodbye 👋 to the week. Ready for the weekend❗

Y'all enjoy❗

📸: PatrickDMurray.net

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🗣 Anglers in Louisiana 🚨 The @ccalouisiana @

🗣 Anglers in Louisiana 🚨 The @ccalouisiana @ccalastar Tournament Early Bird Deadline is May 1️⃣4️⃣th 🚨

✍ REGISTER ✍ by 📅 the May 1️⃣4️⃣th deadline to be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a chance to WIN a @nauticstarboats 195 with a @mercurymarine 115❗

Don't let ⏳ time ⏳ run out❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio!

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🗣 Anglers in Texas 🚨 The CCA Texas @startour

🗣 Anglers in Texas 🚨 The CCA Texas @startournament Early Bird Deadline is NEXT WEEK 🚨

✍ REGISTER ✍ by 📅 the April 3️⃣0️⃣th deadline to be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a chance to WIN a @dargelboats Skout Boat, @mercurymarine Motor & McClain trailer package❗

Don't let ⏳ time ⏳ run out❗ Register TODAY by clicking the link in our 👉 @ccanational bio!

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Today, we affirm our vision of ensuring the health

Today, we affirm our vision of ensuring the health and conservation of our marine resources and anglers’ access to them through projects that conserve and enhance these marine resources and coastal environments from coast to coast.

Join your fellow anglers all over the country. #JoinCCA by clicking the link in our ➡ @ccanational bio.

Our vision is ensuring the health and conservation

Our vision is ensuring the health and conservation of our marine resources and anglers’ access to them.

📸: @ccaalabama

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We hope you and your family have the BEST Sunday!

We hope you and your family have the BEST Sunday!

📸: Ross McFall

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Wherever you may be headed, we hope you enjoy your

Wherever you may be headed, we hope you enjoy your weekend❗

📸: PatrickDMurray.net

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📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑 🚨 Bureaucratic Glitc

📑 ADVOCACY UPDATE 📑

🚨 Bureaucratic Glitch Threatens Snapper Season 🚨

➡ Biologists recently released The Great Red Snapper Count showing about 110 million red snapper across the Gulf—three times more than what NOAA Fisheries estimated. However, NOAA Fisheries and the Gulf Council are considering CUTTING Alabama and Mississippi’s red snapper seasons in half.

💬 "Why? It’s not for conserving the fishery or preventing overharvest. That’s something anglers would understand. It’s because NOAA Fisheries contends the more complete data collected by the states doesn’t match up with the inferior information it gathered under its system."

Read the full article from our GREAT friends at @ccaalabama by clicking the link in our ➡ @ccanational bio.

📸: @ccaalabama

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Have a GREAT Sunday! 📸: @ccawash #JoinCCA

Have a GREAT Sunday!

📸: @ccawash

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No Phone No Facebook (or Instagram) No Live Feeds

No Phone
No Facebook (or Instagram)
No Live Feeds
Just Fishing

📸: PatrickDMurray.net

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