Our Opinion By David Sneed Executive Director CCA NC In 2019 the Coastal Conservation Association celebrates 30 years of advocating for conservation of our coastal marine resources in North Carolina. For three decades, CCA has been fighting to change state policy that manages our coastal fisheries for maximum commercial...
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. During the winter, spotted seatrout move to deeper, warmer waters in coastal waters and the ocean. Cold stun events occur...
The political fight between Gov. Roy Cooper and the legislature over the makeup of six boards and commissions that threatened to eliminate two state trust funds which have played an important role in land conservation in North Carolina for decades has been at least temporarily...
[caption id="attachment_7251" align="alignnone" width="300"] Donald Willis presents a Moultrie i50 camera to Officer David dMidyette[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7252" align="alignnone" width="300"] Some of the cameras given to WRC division nine officers to help curb wildlife violations.[/caption] By Rip Woodin CCA NC Editor When N.C. Wildlife Resources Officer Tyler Ingle told his...
George Povoromo will bring the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series to Wilmington’s Hotel Ballast on Saturday, January 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring 10 experienced saltwater captains who will teach their secrets of catching more trophy fish. He is the host of George Poveromo's...
By Rip Woodin CCA NC Editor The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted 6-3 at its November meeting to seek a supplement for the estuarine striped bass Fisheries Management Plan that would lead to a self-sustaining population in the Neuse and Tar/Pamlico Rivers. The sections of the rivers under...
The CCA NC Cape Fear Chapter will present, An Evening with George Poveromo, on Thursday, January 3rd. Join CCA Florida Life Member George Poveromo, and seminar series faculty members Harry Vernon, Rob Greene and Tom Lohman, for a private CCA NC reception ahead of the Salt...
In an effort to give a voice to those in the western part of the state, The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina (CCA NC) is bringing a chapter to Asheville. This is the result of passionate residents in the area requesting representation and a...
NOVEMBER 2018 MFC MEETING RECAP By: David Sneed - Executive Director CCA NC The November MFC meeting opened last Wednesday evening with light attendance and brief Public Comment. The Thursday morning business session began with the swearing in of Doug Cross, the owner of Pamlico Packing in...
CCA NC applauds Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for federal aid to help fishermen, fisheries businesses and marinas hit by Hurricane Florence, said David Sneed, executive director of the conservation organization. In a November 1 letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Cooper called Florence “the...