What does the Advocacy Fund do?
The Advocacy Fund was established to keep the concerns of CCAs membership represented in critical marine resource conservation issues. The Fund has given CCA the ability to add the courts as places to promote conservation and the interests of recreational anglers, said Bob Hayes, CCAs general counsel. If you are not willing to defend good conservation in court, you are wasting your time trying to get good conservation decisions. With the help of the Advocacy Fund, CCAs voice grows louder in the continued legal battle for proper conservation. CCAs legal counsel has used these funds to challenge threats to overfished red snapper, grouper, weakfish, marlin, and shark stocks, implement and maintain critical bycatch reduction measures in the Gulf and Atlantic, and combat destructive commercial fishing gear. You can make your tax-deductible contribution by calling 1-800-201-FISH.
