OREGON Statewide banquet a huge success
ing a $5,000 grant to the CCA Texas Habitat Today for Fish Tomorrow (HTFT) program. The grant will be used towards the purchase and planti- ng of marsh grass in the Nueces Bay Causeway marsh restoration project. CCA Texas plans to hold a volunteer marsh grass planting day during which West Marine will present the grant check. CCA Texas is excited about the new relationship with West Marine, and hopes to continue as partners in conservation in the future.
Oyster restoration CCA Texas has taken a leadership
CCAOregon leaders from across the state rallied behind the Portland Metro banquet to dramatically boost the event this year. Last year, the Portland Metro banquet had 60-70 attendees and this year, through the efforts of chapter President John Zell and with helping hands from across Oregon, attendance topped 220. This success was the result of a focused team effort and a lot of hard work — work that clearly paid off!
Local sturgeon derby picks CCA as beneficiary
A long-standing Columbia River
Sturgeon Derby with more than 650 participants has picked CCA as benefi- ciary in recognition of our efforts to conserve these great fish. This year, the derby will offer the option of catch and release to further the conservation focus of the event on March 5, 2011. When you’ve been around for more than a million years you learn to adapt, and sturgeon have acclimated to the environmental twists and turns that have occurred throughout the cen- turies, at least until now. The past 25 years have been particularly tough on these big fish. Overharvest, pollutants, predators and poachers have taken a toll on the fishery. The increased popularity of stur- geon fishing comes with an increased responsibility for good stewardship. Our collective efforts can help to ensure these giant fish survive the next million years, and funds raised during the stur- geon derby will go toward the conser- vation of this mighty fish.
TEXAS
West Marine supports Texas habitat
West Marine has showed its support for marine conservation by contribut-
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role in the restoration of our state’s oys- ter habitat. Hurricane Ike left in its wake more than 8,000 acres of destroyed oyster reefs that had previously been fishable. This amounted to 50 percent of Galveston Bay’s fishable reefs and more than 80 percent in the East Galveston Bay area. CCATexas is currently working with
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD), marine biologists, and the oyster industry to develop a restoration plan for oysters in the state of Texas. A joint application from CCA Texas and TPWD has already been submitted to
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