East Cooper Banquet Update
Posted: February 21st, 2012Date:
Friday, May 04th starts at 6pm
Location:
Lighthouse on the Creek
(formerly The Trawler)
Contact:
Jay Brown
Friday, May 04th starts at 6pm
Lighthouse on the Creek
Waccamaw Chapter Banquet Update
Posted: February 21st, 2012Date: Friday, March 30th from 6-10 pm
Location: The Beaver Bar in Murrells Inlet
Contact: chawley24@gmail.com
2012 Banquet Sponsor Package and Donor Forms
Posted: January 31st, 20122012 Banquet Sponsor Package and Donor Forms now available
- Complete and mail in the CCA South Carolina Sponsor Form
- Or fill out the CCA South Carolina Donation Application Form and mail it to the state office.
Sponsors of Conservation Levels
- Diamond Sponsor: $2000
- Total of Twelve (12) memberships (includes TIDE Magazine,
- Window Decal, Bumper Sticker, Banquet Entry etc.)
- Reserved Table for banquet
- Name on Sponsor Board at Banquet
- Name in the Banquet Program
- Name on Local Chapter Web Page
- $200 in raffle tickets
- 2 CCA South Carolina16 can insulated soft-sided cooler
- 4 CCA South Carolina 16 oz. insulated tumblers
- 2 Diamond Sponsor Decals
- Platinum Sponsor: $1000
- Total of Eight (8) memberships (includes TIDE Magazine,
- Window Decal, Bumper Sticker, Banquet Entry etc.)
- Reserved Table for banquet
- Name on Sponsor Board at Banquet
- Name in the Banquet Program
- Name on Local Chapter Web Page
- $100 in raffle tickets
- 1 CCA South Carolina 16 can insulated soft-sided cooler
- 4 CCA South Carolina 16 oz. insulated tumblers
- 2 Platinum Sponsor Decals
- Gold Sponsor: $500
- Four (4) Memberships (includes TIDE Magazine,
- Window Decal, Bumper Sticker, Banquet Entry etc.)
- Name on Sponsor Board at Banquet
- Name in the Banquet Program
- Name on Local Chapter Web Page
- 1 CCA South Carolina 16 can insulated soft-sided cooler
- 2 CCA South Carolina 16 oz. insulated tumblers
- 2 Gold Sponsor Decals
- Silver Sponsor: $275
- Two (2) Memberships (includes TIDE Magazine, Window
- Decal, Bumper Sticker, Banquet Entry etc.)
- Name on Sponsor Board at Banquet
- Name in the Banquet Program
- Name on Local Chapter Web Page
- 1 CCA South Carolina 16 can insulated soft-sided cooler
- 2 Silver Sponsor Decals
Send Checks to: CCA South Carolina, 3037-B McNaughton Dr., Columbia, SC 29223
2012 Boone Hall Lowcountry Oyster Festival!
Posted: January 29th, 20122012 Boone Hall Oyster Festival
New York Times – editorial response
Posted: January 20th, 2012In response to an editorial in the New York Times today headlined “A Milestone In Fisheries Management,” we have submitted the following letter to the editor:
Dear Editor:
NOAA Fisheries’ proud proclamation to have put catch limits in place for all stocks under management would be wonderful news, if it had any roots in fact or could possibly translate into any good result. Unable to muster the science to manage to the threshold specified by the Magnuson Stevens Act, NOAA Fisheries declared victory without even running the race. It put a catch limit on every stock under management. On paper. And environmentalists cheered.
The agency’s approach to fisheries management is strikingly similar to the one that gave the public Prohibition in the 1920s, and the results are likely to be the same. Prohibition, which made criminals out of ordinary citizens overnight, didn’t work because it was promoted by a small, hardcore group of extremists who didn’t drink alcohol. The idea was to control excessive use of alcohol so they prohibited it completely as if that would do the trick. Here they have claimed to prohibit overfishing by putting in annual catch limits with no data to establish them, determine if they have been exceeded or even what impact they have on the stock or overfishing.
With Prohibition, the country turned itself inside out, spent billions of dollars on a misguided campaign and took more than 10 years to correct its course. By proclaiming the fisheries equivalent of “Mission Accomplished,” NOAA Fisheries has committed itself to similar management by illusion.
Sincerely,
Ted Venker
Conservation Director
Coastal Conservation Association
“Habitat Today equals Fish for Tomorrow”
Posted: January 19th, 2012CCA South Carolina’s Topwater Action Campaign
“Habitat Today equals Fish for Tomorrow”
**Calling all CCA SC Members and Volunteers**
The Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, SC
Sunday, January 29, 2012
YOUR help is needed in this crucial oyster recycling event!
In an effort to reach CCA SC Topwater Action Campaign’s goal of recycling 10,000 bushels of oyster shells by March, 2012 we need you! This event is the largest single contributor to our annual oyster recycling efforts, producing approx. 1,400 bushels of shell.
Volunteers are needed all day and will be utilized in the separation and collection of oyster shells.
Free Admission into the festival is part of the deal.
The enhancement of marine habitat along our enviable coast is imperative to the future of our marine resources; and to YOUR continued good fishing! Please consider giving one day to a sport and a resource that provides you and your friends and family with so much benefit.
To participate, simply email or contact
Gary Keisler
Topwater Action Volunteer Cooridinator
(843) 696-6274
gkeisler@homesc.com
Columbia CCA Wild Game & BBQ Dinner
Posted: January 18th, 2012Columbia CCA
Wild Game & BBQ Dinner
Presented by
Barron’s Outfitters
Please join us for the First Annual
Columbia CCA Wild Game & BBQ Dinner
Thursday February 2, 2012
6:00 PM at Millcreek
Plan on lots of food, fun, and fellowship!
Tickets are $20.00 and will be sold at the door or
call Tracie Blackwell at 803-865-4164
Directions to Millcreek: I-77 to Bluff Road exit#5. Go 8 miles down Bluff Road towards the Congaree Swamp (away for Williams Brice Stadium) Veer to the Right onto Old Bluff Road (sign for Congaree National Park is at this turn, and look for the CCA Event signs as well). Go 1.8 miles and turn right onto Millcreek Club Road (event sign here too!) Go through the orange gate and follow the dirt road and signs to the Club House (you will go through 2ND orange gate). Park on Left and walk across the bridge please.)
*Save the Date! The Columbia CCA Banquet is Thursday, March 15th*
**Calling all CCA SC Members and Volunteers**
Posted: January 11th, 2012CCA South Carolina’s Topwater Action Campaign
“Habitat Today equals Fish for Tomorrow”
The Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Sunday, January 29, 2012
YOUR help is needed
for this crucial oyster-recycling event!
In an effort to reach CCA SC Topwater Action Campaign’s goal of recycling 10,000 bushels of oyster shells by March, 2012 we need you! This event is the largest single contributor to our annual oyster recycling efforts, producing approx. 1,400 bushels of shell.
Volunteers are needed all day and will be utilized in the separation and collection of oyster shells.
Free Admission into the festival is part of the deal.
The enhancement of marine habitat along our enviable coast is imperative to the future of our marine resources; and to YOUR continued good fishing! Please consider giving one day to a sport and a resource that provides you and your friends and family with so much benefit.
To participate, Click here or contact
Gary Keisler
Topwater Action Volunteer Cooridinator
(843) 696-6274
gkeisler@homesc.com
Please feel free to tweet or post to facebook
1st quarter CCASC event schedule
Posted: December 29th, 2011Upcoming Events
January 20 &21
Marshall’s Marine Outdoor Expo
Lake City, SC
January 27-28
32nd Annual Charleston Boat Show
Charleston, SC
February 10-12
Grand Strand Boat & Sportsman Expo
Myrtle Beach, SC
February 17-19
Southeastern Wildlife Expo
Charleston, SC
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Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
D. Scott Whitaker
Executive Director
Coastal Conservation Association South Carolina
3037-B McNaughton Dr.
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 865-4164
(803) 865-5104 fax
Legislation to Avert Unnecessary Fishing Closures Gathers Senate Support
Posted: November 29th, 2011|
Legislation to Avert Unnecessary Fishing Closures Gathers Senate Support Nelson/Rubio Bill racing the clock to fix management problems in federal saltwater fisheries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nov. 29, 2011– With a December 31 deadline looming, support is surging for legislation to ensure that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service uses sound science to set catch limits for the nation’s fisheries as a Senate version of the Fishery Science Improvement Act was introduced late yesterday by Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
As amended in 2006, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) requires Regional Fishery Management Councils to put in place annual catch limits (ACLs) for every fishery by December 31, 2011. The requirements were intended to end overfishing by 2011 but were predicated on two critical assumptions: catch limit decisions would be based on up-to-date and accurate stock assessments; and there would be improved catch data to better anticipate potential problems in a given fishery. Neither of these obligations has been met.
“Fishery management decisions should be based on sound science,” Sen. Nelson said. “This legislation will ensure that science is a priority.”
“It’s a simple formula,” said Sen. Rubio. “Regulatory decisions, if necessary, should always be based on sound science. This legislation provides a simple answer to fishermen and to fishery managers.”
Bi-partisan original co-sponsors of the Nelson/Rubio Bill (S.1916) include Oceans Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska); Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairman Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.); Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.); Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska); Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).
Similar to legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and 34 bi-partisan co-authors, the Nelson/Rubio Bill has the backing of a broad coalition of fishing, boating and industry groups that see a critical need for federal managers to avoid an unacceptable situation in which arbitrary deadlines are being allowed to trump the essential need for science-based management of our marine resources.
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus – the largest bi-partisan, bi-cameral caucus in the U.S. Congress with nearly 300 Members representing all 50 states – has lent its powerful voice to calls for this legislation that will safeguard the strong conservation standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act while addressing the shortcomings within NOAA Fisheries. The bill has the support of American Sportfishing Association (ASA), Center for Coastal Conservation (Center), Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), International Game Fish Association (IGFA), National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and The Billfish Foundation (TBF).
To maintain MSA’s conservation tenets, the Nelson/Rubio Bill would not apply to stocks that have already been determined to be overfished. However, it offers key components that are intended to steer NOAA Fisheries back to the true intention of the 2006 MSA reauthorization. The bill states that if NOAA Fisheries has not done a stock assessment on a particular stock in the last six years, and there is no indication that overfishing is occurring, an annual catch limit on that stock is not required.
“The legislation is critical to sportsmen from coast to coast to coast,” said CSF President Jeff Crane. “NOAA Fisheries needs this discrete legislative fix to ensure that recreational and commercial fishermen are not left at the dock because of the agency’s lack of science.”
The federal government currently has approximately 528 fish stocks or complexes of stocks under management, and today only 121 of those stocks are considered “adequately assessed.” If the agency does not have the data to even hazard a guess about an ACL for some species, there is currently an option for the agency to simply remove those stocks from all management protections, which is not a desirable result. The Nelson/Rubio Bill provides a timely path for NOAA Fisheries to manage all of America’s marine fish stocks based on sound science.
“Conservation of our marine resources is important to anglers, so much so that we demand a level of confidence and trust in the federal fisheries management system,” said Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Coastal Conservation. “The Nelson/Rubio Bill strengthens the ties between science and the rational management of our resources. The ultimate goal of this bill is to achieve sound management practices that make economic sense for the country, conservation sense for the resource and common sense for anglers.”
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For a Fact Sheet on the Nelson/Rubio Bill (S.1916), click here. |