Once the work was completed, the
chapter provided lunch of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers for the volunteers. “These habitat workdays are a great
way for chapter members to get involved with a project that will im - prove the overall health of the bay and the fishery. You can come back in a year and see a living oyster bar and tell your friends that you helped build that,” said Morgan Lynch, chapter president.
GEORGIA
Savannah and Skidaway Chapters sponsor movie premier
The Savannah and Skidaway Chap - Congratulations to our winners in
the following categories: Open Division (based on total inches) SlamDivision — Brent Wilson of Sarasota; Trout Division — Steve Gibson of Sarasota; Redfish Division — Leigh West of Tampa; Snook Division — Jay Wright of Orlando. In the Fly Angler Division (based on
a point per inch format for redfish, snook, trout and multiple other species) winners were: First Place — Fred McClen- don of Lithia; Second Place — Justin Hamblett of Sarasota and Third Place — Walt Plasson of Sarasota.
Habitat workday
ters sponsored the movie premier of “Redfish Can’t Jump” to a sold out crowd at Savannah’s Muse Theater in November. The movie’s producer, Capt. Seth Vernon, was on hand to introduce the movie as well as answer questions from the audience at the conclusion. “This movie really does a good job of
exposing the conservation challenges the redfish faces up in North Carolina,” said Kevin Rose, the chief organizer of the event. “What’s really interesting is that we face very similar challenges in Georgia waters. We all strive to ensure that our fisheries are healthy and robust, and this movie certainly places the spotlight on the redfish. I am glad the audience had an opportunity to ask questions to Capt. Vernon after the movie. We learned a lot from the movie, and learned even more from the ques- tion-and-answer period.” Among the dignitaries on hand for
the event were Georgia Sen. Buddy Carter, Georgia Rep. Ben Watson and George Sedberry, superintendent of NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
LOUISIANA The Tampa Chapter had another
workday in early November building a series of oyster bars along the shore of Schultz Preserve in Tampa Bay in part- nership with Tampa Bay Watch. About 30 volunteers came out on a beautiful Saturday for a fun morning of work and fellowship. Tampa Bay Watch pro- vided the tools needed to bag the five tons of oyster shell and the expertise for the placement of the bagged material for the project. Volunteers provided the manpower to fill the mesh bags, load the boats, transport the bagged shell from Williams Park boat ramp to the Schultz Preserve, unload the boats and place the bagged shell on the shoreline.
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State convention returns to Lafayette in February
The 2013 CCA Louisiana State
Convention will be held on Feb. 15-16 at The Hotel Acadiana in Lafayette. The two-day convention is open to all CCA members, and will be filled with important business as well as fun events throughout. The convention will begin on Feb.
15 at 10 a.m. with State Board commit- tee meetings, including the Govern - ment Affairs, Habitat, STAR, Communi - cations and Development Committees. Imme diately following the committee meetings will be the CCA Louisiana
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Annual Meeting which will include 2013 officer and board member elections. On Friday evening, attendees will
enjoy a very special CCA Louisiana Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony followed by our first ever “CCA Casino Night.” Saturday will feature chapter work-
shops, guest speakers, a chapter lun- cheon sponsored by the Bayou CCA Chapter, off-site activities and more. The convention will culminate on Saturday evening with our much-anticipated CCA Louisiana Chapter Cook-Off, in which chapter teams from around Louisiana offer delicious dishes for our celebrity judges and all of our attendees. Once again, all CCA members are
encouraged to attend. Your $100 con- vention fee ($150 for a couple) includes entry into all convention events, as well as food and drinks throughout. To reg- ister, visit
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Plaquemines Chapter spearheads new Breton Sound Reef
CCA Louisiana, Shell Oil Company,
the Department of Wildlife and Fish - eries, The Barrier Island Redevel op ment Society and Bertucci Con tactors have begun construction on a long awaited artificial reef in Breton Sound. The reef is being built with recycled material taken from historic Buras High School, which was ravaged by Hur ri cane Katrina and never re-opened. Now, the school which was once
filled with students, will provide a home for schools of fish. “This is a great story of rebirth,”
said Stan Mathes, director of Economic Development for Plaquemines Parish. “Buras High School has deep meaning for thousands of area residents. To have it live on as part of important new coastal habitat is truly special.” The material will be broken down
into chucks ranging from 12 to 24-inch- es in diameter and placed strategically over a 6- to 8-acre area just south and east of California Point. Official coordi- nates will be released once construc- tion is completed. The project was con- ceived by CCA Louisiana’s new Pla - quemines Chapter, which was founded in 2010. Chapter leaders and volun- teers have been integral throughout the planning process. The Breton Sound Reef is the
eleventh reef constructed by CCA Louisiana over recent years and the fourth project to use recycled concrete material. The Southshore Reef and the Kim and Dudley Vandenborre Reef were completed in Lake Pontchartrain in 2010 and 2011 respectively, using
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