Conservation

CCA Texas Volunteers Hard Work Continues to Pay Off

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The continued commitment of CCA Texas volunteers throughout the state continues to put the organization above all others in the...

Gulf Council Mandates 74% Bycatch Reduction for Shrimp Fleet

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CCA Lawsuit Forces Reform, Sets Snapper on Road to Recovery NEW ORLEANS - The most significant bycatch reduction measures ever...

The Importance of Numbers and Growth in CCA

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In today's world of politics, numbers are often if not always as important as dollars. When numbers speak, volumes are...

The Last Fish

Pat Murray | CCA Vice President & Director of Conservation
When the founders of CCA first got together in 1976 to start the "Save the Redfish" campaign, they knew it...

Dune Seeding: Another Great Hands-On Conservation Project

Tom Brown | President | Texas Open Beach Advocates
What did you do with your old Christmas tree this year? Throw it out by the curb to become part...

Gill Net Surveys: An in-depth look at a Fisheries Management Tool

Everett Johnson
My first-ever glimpse of a gill net came when a friend found one stashed in the tall grass on Matagorda...

CCA Advocacy Team Adds Expertise

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Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) is pleased to announce that Matthew Paxton, most recently senior counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee...

TPWD Sets Regional Management Plan for Spotted Seatrout

AUSTIN, Texas – The world-famous spotted seatrout fishery in the Lower Laguna Madre will get an extra measure of protection...

CCA at Texas State

Kyle Tomek
Mere inches of water blanketed oyster reefs and bottomless mud. Navigating the narrow maze of twists and turns added to...

Billy Sandifer’s Big Shell Cleanup Sets All-Time Records

Everett Johnson
The 12th annual Big Shell Beach Cleanup held March 10, 2007 on Padre Island National Seashore was a whopper by...

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Nested Redfish Nuggets

Everybody loves fried fish! Here’s a novel presentation of an old-time favorite that is sure to please all your dinner...

Sea Scallops with Caramelized Onions

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