Conservation

Update from Trout Tagging Texas

Chris McKinley
What a year we’ve had! We at Trout Tagging Texas have been busy and a lot has happened since our...

CCA Texas Commitments to Conservation Efforts Top $5.7 Million in 2023

John Blaha
The grassroots efforts of local CCA Texas chapters have set the organization up for a monumental year in conservation dollars...

CCA Texas Habitat Creation and Restoration Surpasses $10 Million

John Blaha
CCA Texas’ commitment to habitat creation and restoration has now surpassed $10 million in funding to projects up and down...

San Antonio Bay Partnership “Doing It Right” to Protect Our Coast

Catriona Glazebrook
Saltwater fish face a variety of hazards along the Texas coast. Over the past decade, weather events such as the...

CCA Texas Executive Board Approves Monumental Funding

CCA Texas Staff
CCA Texas’s Executive Board recently approved three funding requests that will provide great benefits to oyster habitat, research, and Texas...

St. Charles Bay: Big Tree Unit Living Shoreline Reefing Continues

John Blaha
CCA Texas and Tito’s Handmade Vodka recently teamed up to add an additional five reef beds in the Goose Island...

Fact or Fiction: Dispelling Myths About Barotrauma, Venting & Descending

By Nicholas Haddad | Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager - Florida Sea Grant - University of Florida
New regulations for venting and descending reef fish have sparked conversation and controversy across the Gulf of Mexico. From Facebook...

Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Moves Forward Along the Texas Coast

John Blaha
The Texas Cultivated Oyster Mariculture (TX COM) industry took another step forward on June 21, 2023. Blackjack Point Oyster Company,...

FlatsWorthy Takes a Stand on Boating Courtesy and Oyster Reef Conservation

David Sikes
Chatter among angling circles throughout South Texas and beyond often evolves into angry rants condemning boating misbehavior on shallow bays....

Oyster Legislation Passed – Our Vision Becomes Reality

Shane Bonnot, CCA Texas Advocacy Director
Signed by Governor Abbott on May 27, 2023, Senate Bill 1032 will go into effect on September 1, 2023, providing...

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