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CCA Texas 2025 Habitat and Project Funding Recap Premium

John Blaha
Coastal Conservation Association Texas (CCA Texas) Annual State Board meeting in February started 2025 off with a monumental commitment to...

Revitalizing Texas Bays: The Certificate of Location Program Offers a Win-Win for Conservation and Anglers

Story by Shane Bonnot | Photos by John Blaha
Healthy Texas coastal ecosystems are vital to coastal communities, providing not only critical habitat and ecological benefits recognized by conservationists,...

From Brush to the Bay: How Texas Brigades Inspired My Passion for Conservation

Celeste Boyd
One of the most fascinating things to me is just how interconnected our little world is. Thoughts like this settled...

CCA Texas Funds $1.2 Million for Conservation Efforts

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The CCA Texas Executive Board approved just over $1.2 million for habitat, research and Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Game...

The Future of the Silver King

Isabel Tiller | Graduate Research Assistant | Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation | Harte Research Institute
When I learned about the opportunity to study tarpon in Texas, I was all in. As a budding fisheries scientist...

CCA Texas Position on Desalination

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As coastal communities in Texas increasingly turn to desalination of both brackish groundwater and saline surface water to meet growing...

CCA Texas 89th Texas Legislature Update and CCA Texas ICC Winners

Shane Bonnot | CCA Texas Advocacy Director
Texas Legislature Wraps Up with Big Wins for Coastal Conservation and Mariculture As the 89th Texas Legislature concludes, several key...

Highlighting CCA Texas Partners in Conservation: The Impact of the Sink Your Shucks™ Program

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The Sink Your Shucks™ oyster shell recycling program was initiated by the Harte Research Institute (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus...

Hidden in Plain Sight: Quantifying IUU Fishing at the Texas-Mexico Border

Kesley G. Banks, Ph.D. | Matthew Streich, Ph.D. | Harte Research Institute; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
CCA Texas funds $50,000 to HRI for Quantifying IUU Fishing In a significant step toward protecting marine resources in the...

2025 STAR Tournament Kicks Off Memorial Weekend

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The 2025 STAR Tournament kicks off on Saturday, May 24th, 6:00am and runs until Monday, September 1st, 6:00 PM. The...

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