CCA Texas

Thursday, December 16th, 2010 Governor Jindal, CCA & Shell Announce New Partnership

Governor Jindal, CCA & Shell Announce New Partnership to Benefit Louisiana’s Coast BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and Shell Oil Company to announce a new public-private partnership – between the recreational angling community, private businesses and the state – to assist in CCA’s ongoing Building Conservation Habitat Program. Shell has committed 1.5 [...]

Monday, December 13th, 2010 CCA Texas and Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Host Volunteer Marsh Grass Planting Day

CCA Texas and Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Host Volunteer Marsh Grass Planting Day “Protecting and restoring fish habitat is critically important” Between 70 and 80 volunteers showed up on Saturday, December 4, 2010 to take part in a volunteer marsh grass planting day at the Nueces Bay marsh restoration project located between Portland and Corpus [...]

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Sector Separation Threatens Private Recreational Anglers

At a time when there seem to be fewer and fewer opportunities for anglers to pursue fish offshore, a proposal known as Sector Separation threatens to make the situation even worse by making recreational anglers compete against each other. Sector Separation is being promoted for federally managed fisheries in the Gulf [...]

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 Sportsman Channel builds commitment to Gulf of Mexico

$5,000 contribution kicks off efforts to restore Gulf habitat through Sportsman Fund HOUSTON, TEXAS – Gulf of Mexico habitat restoration efforts received another shot in the arm this week when Sportsman Channel announced a $5,000 contribution directly to the Sportsman Fund, a special fund it created with Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) to benefit Gulf Coast [...]

Thursday, September 9th, 2010 Remington® Arms teams with CCA for Gulf Habitat Restoration

Remington rebates benefit Building Conservation habitat program HOUSTON, TX – In a unique partnership between the hunting and angling communities, Remington Arms Company is offering a way for its customers to restore one of our country’s most valuable wildlife habitats through CCA’s Building Conservation Habitat Program. As part of its Fall 2010 Rebate Roundup program, Remington [...]

Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Sportsman Channel And Dish Network Collaborate To Support Gulf Region Recovery Efforts

Sportsman SD and HD Now Available as A la Carte Option; New Subscriber Proceeds To Support Gulf Coast Fund & Coastal Conservation Association New Berlin, Wis. (August 31, 2010) – Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, today announced the network is available in both SD and HD as [...]

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 Gulf Anglers Finally Catch a Break

Gulf anglers finally catch a break Fall red snapper season starts to take shape HOUSTON, TX – A fall red snapper season is in the works thanks to a vote of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council at its meeting last week in Florida. The extension is designed to give recreational anglers who might have missed [...]

Thursday, August 19th, 2010 Vancover Reef expansion splashes down

News Release Coastal Conservation Association Texas  Vancouver Reef expansion splashes down CCA Texas partners with state to add 250 tons of materials to reef of Freeport Texas anglers now have more fishing room at Vancouver Reef after more than 250 tons of concrete and granite reefing material were added to the popular fishing site this week through a cooperative [...]

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 2nd Annual CCA Redfish Shoot Out

Thursday, July 15th, 2010 The Fishery Conservation Transition Act Fact Sheet

The Fishery Conservation Transition Act Fact Sheet S.3594, The Fishery Conservation Transition Act, was introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on July 15, 2010. FCTA has five key areas which steer NOAA Fisheries back to the intent of the 2006 reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA): ending overfishing. 1. A Transition to [...]