Over $32,000 will Aid Game Wardens in Continued Conservation Enforcement Missions
Houston, Texas – CCA Texas recently provided funding for the repairs of a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Law Enforcement Division district airboat. This airboat is used by TPWD Game Wardens in a wide variety of conservation enforcement missions including search and rescue, migratory game bird enforcement, commercial crab enforcement and crab trap cleanup, as well as netting enforcement.
“Keeping it Wild” reef near Port O’Connor to be largest in Texas waters
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) and Coastal Conservation Association Texas are partnering with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to create the largest artificial reef ever placed in Texas waters. The 381-acre reef will be positioned six miles offshore from the Port O’Connor jetties and Matagorda Island. Continue Reading
Kerrville, TX—The Texas Outdoor Writers Association (TOWA) presented statewide communication awards for excellence at the YO Ranch Hilton Hotel.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Crab Trap Removal Program runs from Feb 19-28. Volunteers are needed to assist in the coast-wide effort to remove the numerous traps that have been lost or abandoned since last year’s cleanup. Continue Reading
Informative Discussion on the Mexican Lancha Threat
and its Economic Impact
On Tuesday, May 19, special guest Lieutenant Commander Jason P. Brand, Deputy Law Enforcement Chief for Coast Guard District Eight, gave a presentation to the CCA Texas Executive Board of Directors. This presentation detailed the Mexican lancha threat and its economic impact.
CCA files lawsuit to stop sector separation
Legal challenge follows Commerce approval of controversial
red snapper management scheme
Coastal Conservation Association announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against implementation of Amendment 40 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. Also known as “sector separation,” the amendment is a highly controversial management plan for red snapper that takes a significant percentage of the recreational quota and reserves it solely for use by the charter/for-hire industry.
Texas Outdoor Writers Association (TOWA) Communication Awards
A big congratulations to CCA Staffers who seized top honors at this year’s TOWA communication awards!
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Crab Trap Removal Program runs from Feb 21-March 2. Volunteers are needed to assist in the coast-wide effort to remove the numerous traps that have been lost or abandoned since last year’s cleanup. Continue Reading
$250,000 Grant to Fund Ground-Breaking Marine Research Projects
HOUSTON, TX (11-18-14) – Coastal Conservation Association Texas deepened its commitment to marine resource science with a $250,000 grant to the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation (CSSC) that will fund ongoing research into many of the key scientific issues facing the ecosystems that support Gulf of Mexico sportfishing. The CSSC is housed within the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and was founded in 2012, in part with a $500,000 commitment from CCA Texas.
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