In the News
Bad News For Stripers
Capt. John McMurray weighs in with a report from the winter ASMFC meeting over at
Reel-Time.com.
From the Article "Yesterday, the ASMFC Striped Bass Management Board passed a motion by a narrow 8 to 7 margin to create an addendum to increase commercial harvest. The swing state was Maryland, which voted against the commercial rollover at the last meeting but for the commercial increase at this one (explain that one to me). The motion came from Augustine of New York and was seconded by Johnston from North Carolina"
Mission Statement:
Dedicated to the protection and restoration of marine life for the enjoyment of all.
CCA Accomplishments
- CCA Maine is a part of the nation's largest marine conservation association with more
than 90,000 members through 15 state chapters.
- CCA is recognized by fisheries managers as instrumental in the recovery of redfish,
striped bass, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, grouperand swordfish.
- CCA eliminated commercial striped bass fishing in the EEZ through the Striped Bass
Act reauthorization in 1998.
- CCA has helped establish gamefish status for billfish and redfish, net bans in four states
and the prohibition of many destructive commercial geartypes.
- CCA Maine successfully worked to ban gill nets and purse seines in the Presumpscot
River.
- CCA sued NMFS in federal court to reduce excessive billfish, shark and turtle bycatch in
Atlantic and Gulf longline operations.
- CCA Maine reduced the number of commercial licenses sold to elver fishermen by 70
percent, shorted eel season by three weeks, and removed 3,000 harmful nets from
Maine waters.
- CCA has a registered lobbyist in Washington D.C. and has been active in federal
fisheries issues since 1984.
- CCA Maine helped obtain gamefish status for shad.
- CCA Maine helped secure $2.5 million from Bath Iron Works to remove Edwards Dam on the
Kennebec River.
- CCA has an annual audit and tax return prepared by a nationally recognized public
accounting firm.
- CCA has a full time, expert consultant for all fisheries management issues and who
provides representation for CCA at every Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
meeting.
- CCA has a legal defense fund that has been used to defend net bans and bycatch
reduction devices, support pro-fisheries legislation, and enforce existing fisheries
regulations.