Proceeds to Benefit Capt. Charles Brown The 8th Annual CCA NC Inside & Out Tournament will be held Saturday, October 13th out of The Boathouse in Beaufort, N.C. At the direction of the CCA Board of Directors, the tournament committee is proud to announce that all...
The 2012 NC Session Laws (SB 821) requires the Director of the Wildlife Resources Commission, the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries, and the Commissioner of Agriculture to study the organization and function of the fisheries management programs in NC and to report their...
Legislature Overwhelmingly Passes SB 821 Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Legislature overwhelmingly passed SB 821 after a concurrence vote today in the N.C. Senate. The bill, which now goes to the governor for signature, mandates the following: *Prohibits the use of a mother-ship/multi-vessel purse seining operations...
The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA’s Fisheries Service to manage ocean fish stocks. The councils were established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prepare fishery...
In light of the expected vote this week on H.R. 2578, The Conservation and Economic Growth Act, we are writing to express our strong support for Title X: the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act. This provision mirrors language from H.R. 4094,...
CCA general counsel Bob Hayes recognized with Walter W. Fondren III Conservation Leadership Award In recognition of his remarkable leadership in marine resource conservation, the Coastal Conservation Association honored Bob Hayes with its Walter W. Fondren III Conservation Leadership Award during the organization’s 2012 annual board...
For the first time in many years, the legislative leadership paid real attention to the concerns of the recreational fishing community. CCANC members from across North Carolina participated in unprecedented numbers to make sure that their representatives understood that we need action to protect a...
American Sportfishing AssociationB.A.S.S. LLCCenter for Coastal ConservationCoastal Conservation AssociationCongressional Sportsmen’s FoundationInternational Game Fish Association Dear Congressman Jones, On behalf of the nation’s sportfishing community, thank you for sponsoring H.R. 4094, a bill to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle (ORV) use in the Cape Hatteras...
MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina fishermen should be aware that Atlantic sturgeon will be listed as a federally endangered species effective April 6. The National Marine Fisheries Service has published a final rule in the Federal Register listing four distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon as...
Arlington, VA – Upon review of the latest black sea bass recreational data from last year (waves 1 – 6), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board has modified the percent that states may liberalize their 2012...
