News – CCA Texas

17 Apr 2018

Recreational Anglers Will Receive the Longest Red Snapper Season in Recent Years

For immediate release Contact: Shane Bonnot sbonnot@ccatexas.org (713) 626-4222 HOUSTON, Texas – (April 17, 2018) – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have agreed upon a modified version of the Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP), securing a red snapper season for 2018. Under the EFP, recreational anglers fishing […]

12 Apr 2018

Texas Game Wardens Put Dent in Illegal Oystering Through Operation Secure Coastal Bend

Amie Hoy News

AUSTIN – A multi-agency law enforcement surge operation led by Texas game wardens has made a sizable dent in illegal commercial oyster harvest and possession along the coastal bend this season, netting more than 300 criminal cases. A majority of the violations were for oystering in off-limits management areas designed to protect the resource, and […]

21 Mar 2018

CCA Texas Supports State Management of Red Snapper

Shane Bonnot Advocacy, News

CCA Texas supports state management of recreational red snapper fishery under Exempted Fishing Permit. After many years of work progress is finally being made on improving management of the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Coast states have each submitted plans to take over management of the recreational fishery in federal […]