ASMFC Takes Wrong Turn on Striped Bass 2/20/10

Commentary on Proposed Repeal of Saltwater License 2/2/10

Opposition to Proposed Winter Flounder Regulations 1/18/10

CCA's Comments on Shad Closure 1/4/10

CCA NY comments on fishery response to the precipitous decline in weakfish stocks
10/05/09 Must take action sufficient to give the weakfish stock a real opportunity to recover

Conservationists call for U.S. action to save bluefin tuna
9/25/09  International impasse leaves bluefin on the brink

CCA NY Supports proposed shad closure to preserve collapsed stock
9/02/09   "It’s about getting things right in the future."

New York anglers come up short against stacked deck
3/26/09 "Conservation equivalency" leaves state no good options on summer flounder

CCA NY Reaction to Cholera Bank Liquid Natural Gas Plant Proposal
2/9/09  Objection to the creation of an “artificial island”

CCA NY Reactions to Proposed Saltwater License
1/26/09 CCA NY Recommends Improvements to Proposed Salt Water License
1/15/09 CCA NY Letter to Governor Paterson Regarding Proposed Saltwater License
12/18/09 CCA Reaction to NY Marine License Proposal

CCA calls for public involvement in proposed area closures
1/7/09  Antiquities Act use denies public the right to comment

CCA NY asks DEC to list winter flounder under the NY State Endangered Species Act
Newest research shows that population continues to decline in the face of severe overfishing 12/6/08

Coastal Conservation Association sees benefits, hazards in summer flounder stock assessment
Stock found to be less productive than previously believed 8/5/08

Coastal Conservation Association calls for tougher measures to restore bluefin tuna
Eastern and Western stocks both face imminent collapse 5/28/08

CCA NY calls for closure of New York winter flounder fishery
Inaction could drive local spawning populations into extinction 2/20/08

CCA NY praises recreational blackfish measures
Elimination of commercial live fish market still needed 2/05/08

President Bush declares striped bass a Federal gamefish
Elimination of commercial live fish market still needed 2/05/08

CCA NY calls for recovery of the tautog fishery
Protection of spawning fish and curbs on illegal fishery paramount 5/3/07

CCA NY Donates Night Vision Scope to DEC Division of Law Enforcement
CCA NY determined to fight illegal harvest 3/4/07

Coastal Conservation Association Receives IGFA Conservation Award
Award presented at January banquet in Palm Beach, FL 3/4/07

Reauthorized Magnuson Act Strengthens Conservation Provisions
Freedom to Fish language included in new bill 12/21/06

Tautog Management Plan position letter 5/3/06

Summer Flounder TAL position letter 11/22/06

CCA member named Field & Stream's first "Hero of Conservation"
Award presented at cocktail reception at magazine's Manhattan offices

Conservationists Call for Positive Resolution to Summer Flounder Problem
Final measures must preserve flounder recovery without causing unneeded hardship to public

Federal waters to remain closed to striped bass fishing
10-year fight ends in conservation victory

CCA NY opposes opening Federal waters to striped bass fishing
Comments sent to NOAA Fisheries

Corps of Engineers Beach Alteration Defeated
$98 million plan to bury Long Beach shorefront under dredged sand rejected by City Council

Blue Crab and Diamondback Terrapin
CCA statement of recommendation

Summer Flounder
CCA NY calls for changes in management

Data Boycott Counterproductive
The CCA announced it remains committed to working with the National Research Council.

CCA New York Submits Freedom of Information Demand
relating to striped bass, bluefishregulations.

Common Sense Prevails in White Marlin Management
Agreement recognizes the necessity of an international solution for the recovery of the species.

CCA Intervenes to Protect Conservation Victory
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) has taken action to prevent a lawsuit filed by the Ocean Conservancy from unraveling a compromise agreement governing two areas in the Gulf of Mexico.

An Anglers Guide to Amendment 1
to the Winter Flounder Fishery Management Plan. What you need to do!

CCA NY's position on Amendment 1
presented by Brian O'Keefe, on the need for conservative management of the flounder resource to rebuild populations.

CCA opposes the opening of the EEZ
by Charles A. Witek, III, Chairman of the Fisheries Committee.

Gulf of Mexico Update
Association Applauds Council's Decision To Stop Arbitrary No-Fishing Zones

Conservationists Make Stand with Freedom to Fish Act
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) is urging Congress to pass the Freedom to Fish Act (H.R. 2890) in the 108th Congress to ensure that excluding recreational anglers from a public resource is a last resort, not a first option, in fisheries management.

How are CCA’s political, fisheries and legislative positions established?
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