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East Cooper “Celebrating Conservation Event”

The Original

“CELEBRATING CONSERVATION EVENT”

Friday, May 04, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Lighthouse on the Creek

(formerly The Trawler)

Mt. Pleasant, SC

Come Socialize and take part in Celebrating South Carolina’s Coastal Heritage and Saltwater Fishing Tradition while supporting the  voice of recreational saltwater angling,

YOUR CCA SOUTH CAROLINA!

Enjoy great food by Charleston Bay Gourmet, open bar, thousands of dollars in raffle items, and fantastic live and silent auctions items including guided fishing trips from all over South Carolina and the Southeast

and many other items you can only get through

YOUR CCA SOUTH CAROLINA!

For ticket information, or “Sponsor Of Conservation” options please contact:

John G “Jay” Brown @ 843-737-7302

CCA SC (803) 865-4164

or  email cca-ec@ccasouthcarolina.com,

tickets are available at the door

Single $50.00, Couples $75.00 (prices include annual memberships)

DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MARINE LIFE

Lighthouse on the Creek is nestled in the heart of Mt. Pleasant, SC on historic Shem Creek. Classic shrimp boats, playful dolphins and low country sunsets will make the 2012 “CELEBRATING CONSERVATION EVENT” at the Lighthouse unforgettable.

100 Church Street Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

See our Facebook page  at:  https://www.facebook.com/CCAEC

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©2012 CCA-EC

2012 Boone Hall Lowcountry Oyster Festival!

2012 Boone Hall Oyster Festival

“Habitat Today equals Fish for Tomorrow”

CCA 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

2011 Sea Island Chapter Celebrating Conservation Event Preview

A Little Preview

2011 Key West Boats Fishing for Miracles King Mackerel Tournament Results

Grand Prizes

TWT

Largest King  Mackerel

Boat Aggregate (2 Largest King Mackerel)

Super TWT

Largest King Mackerel

Bonuses

Lady Angler

Youth Angler

Early Entry

CCA Awards

CCA Outstanding Boat

Team Winners World – Ralph Turner

Rising Tide Youth Angler

Team Winners World – Les Smith

Key West Boats

CCA South Carolina Topwater Action ABC News 4 Spot #1

Lowcountry Oyster Festival – A Shell of an Event!

CCA Oyster Recovery Team collects more than 35 tons of shell for habitat
Complete story here
Columbia, S.C. – For the fourth year in a row, the “CCA Oyster Recovery Team” sporting international orange t-shirts and vests, worked overtime to reclaim shells left over from the 28th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival at Boone Hall Plantation. A team of 44 CCA South Carolina members, volunteers, and partners gathered up almost 75,000 pounds of oyster shell last weekend that might otherwise have gone straight to a landfill. Thanks to their hard work, those shells are headed instead right back into the marshes and estuaries to create new marine habitat along the coast of South Carolina.
“This is not easy work, but it is at the very heart of conservation. This effort has a direct and tangible impact on the quality of our fisheries, and CCA members understand that link,” said Gary Keisler, CCA SC Topwater Action Campaign Coordinator. “We are grateful to the festival promoters, vendors, and attendees, for taking the time to understand what these simple oyster shells mean to our state’s marine resources.”
Each year, tens of thousands of bushels of oysters are harvested in South Carolina. In addition to being delicious, they are a vitally important species for our marine ecosystem as one mature oyster is capable of filtering up to 50 gallons of water per day. Usually found in clusters along the South Atlantic coast, oyster reefs provide habitat for more than 70 species of fish, shrimp, crabs, and other marine animals. The reefs also act as a natural barrier to habitat erosion along the many waterways of the Palmetto State.
However, many factors have combined over the past several decades to create a shortage of oyster shell for habitat purposes and shell has had to be purchased to supplement the state’s stock of shells. The shortages have limited the amount of habitat restoration work that the state is able to undertake. After identifying the problem, CCA South Carolina worked to be a part of a two-pronged solution. As a part of the Topwater Action Campaign, purchased shell was donated to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, but greater returns were soon realized simply by raising the public’s awareness of the importance of recycling shell for habitat.
“People want to do the right thing,” said Michael Smith, CCA SC State Chairman. “We just needed to make people aware how valuable all the shell that was going into dumpsters behind restaurants and at oyster festivals is to the future of our marine resources. We have some great volunteers who have gone out and spread the word, and the result this weekend is about 1,450 bushels of shell that will soon be at the heart of a reef attracting trout and redfish.”
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CCA South Carolina is proud to be celebrating 25 years as a steward of the state’s marine resources.

The Lowcountry Oyster Festival

CCA 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 30, 2011

YOUR help is needed in this crucial oyster recycling event!

In an effort to reach CCA SC Topwater Action Campaign’s goal of recycling 8,000 bushels of oyster shells by March, 2011 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 particpate, simply reply to this email or contact

Gary Keisler
Topwater Action Volunteer Cooridinator
(843) 696-6274
gkeisler@homesc.com