the thousands of tourists who travel from other states to spend a few days fishing and taking advantage of our tropical winter weather,” said Robby Byers, executive director of CCATexas. “This new reef will give anglers anoth- er place to fish and help make the Port Mansfield area an even more attractive destination for anglers.” CCA Texas’s announcement of a
new reef along the lower Texas coast is the latest project for the chapter’s habi- tat program and follows the comple- tion of the Vancouver Reef expansion on the upper coast in the summer of 2010 and the announcement of a $100,000 mid-coast reefing project off Matagorda scheduled for completion in the spring of 2012.
“These kinds of close-to-shore reefs
are very popular with many anglers who can now find good fishing oppor- tunities without having to travel far off- shore,” said John Blaha, director of CCA Texas’s HTFT program. “It’s a win-win for marine resources and for Texas anglers. With the great partnerships we are developing with TPWD and with good corporate citizens like Alamo Concrete, the CCA Texas habitat pro- gram is in great shape to keep the under-
water building boom going strong.” The CCA Texas habitat initiative was launched in 2008 and has already set in motion a number of habitat pro- jects important to Texas recreational anglers. In addition to the nearshore reefs, CCATexas has also been a part of several marsh restoration projects, including those at Goose Island, Nueces Bay and Snake Island. In its commitment to restore and enhance marine and coastal habitats, CCATexas has funded more than $350,000 for these and other projects.
CCA Billboards
CCA Texas recently partnered with the nation’s largest outdoor advertiz- ing company for an exciting new advertising campaign in 2011. Lamar Advertising based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is well aware of CCA’s rep- utation for conservation. They app- roached CCA Texas’s Management Committee with a proposal to install advertising worth hundreds of thou- sands of dollars. The billboards are already standing
from Victoria to the Rio Grande Valley along major highways like US 59, US 87, I-37 and others. As an organization, CCATexas has been successful in secur- ing corporate partnerships because of its huge membership base and its con- stant commitment to conservation. The advertising from this recent partner- ship with Lamar could potentially result in a large increase to an already huge membership.
VIRGINIA
Menhaden remain political captive
Once again, the Virginia General Assembly has refused to transfer con- trol of menhaden to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Men- haden is the only species that they con- trol. All other species of saltwater fin-
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