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CCA Fisheries Committees

   CCA develops its fisheries positions and policies through the active participation of volunteers throughout its 17 state chapters. Each committee is made up of dedicated conservationists who are appointed by their state chapters to educate themselves on various fisheries issues, participate in committee meetings, and develop conservation-minded positions for consideration by the CCA National Government Relations Committee.

     With the guidance of a region-specific fisheries expert, each committee previews and reviews the issues under consideration by the relevant federal fishery management regulatory agencies.

 

     Welcome to the CCA Newsroom, the place to find out the latest information on federal fishery management issues in the Gulf of Mexico, along the East Coast, in the South Atlantic, and in the Pacific Northwest.

     In these pages you will find CCA press releases, position statements and testimony on the conservation challenges facing important recreational marine species. You will meet the CCA advocacy team with responsibility for each region and, most importantly, you will have the opportunity to comment and ask questions about  marine conservation and management issues that are becoming more complex by the day.

    Simply click on a region or issue to find out the latest developments that are impacting your recreational angling and the marine resources in your area.

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Marine Conservation  News from Around the World

Japan dealt blow after Japan dealt blow after EU backs tuna ban
Asahi Shimbun
March 12, 2010

Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory
New York Times
March 11, 2010

Investigation launched into the disappearing
sea trout

WalesOnline
March 11, 2010

Seafood companies upset about IUU
Viet Nam Net
March 11, 2010

EU ‘subsidises illegal fishing’, claims website, as it publishes convictions list
fishnewseu
March 11, 2010

Tokyo angered by bluefin tuna trade ban
The Australian
March 11, 2010

Bluefin tuna trade ban gains
European Union backing

BBC
March 10, 2010

Indian Ocean commission improves shark
protection measures

FIS
March 10, 2010

Japan Objects to Proposed Bluefin Ban
Wall Street Journal
March 9, 2010

Dolphin cull film 'lies', says Japan
The Independent
March 9, 2010

Is Malta's 'pot of gold' about to run out?
Times of Malta
March 8, 2010

CCA National
Advocacy Team


Robert G. Hayes
General Counsel


Patrick D. Murray

President


Matthew Paxton
Federal Lobbyist


Dr. Russell Nelson
Gulf Fisheries Consultant


Richen Brame
South Atlantic & Atlantic States Fisheries Director


Heath Heikkila
Pacific Northwest Fisheries Director


Ted Venker
Director of Communications
Newsroom Moderator