What has CCA Maryland done so far?
CCA Maryland has enhanced recreational fishing through: • Working to pass Freedom to Fish legislation • Bringing the recreational striped bass quota in balance with the commercial quotas • Protecting recreational crabbing interests • Expanding recreational fishing areas for the 2004 striped bass spring season • Partnering with Solomon’s Island Charterboat Association and MSSA to establish fishing reefs in the Chesapeake Bay • Working to establish the Memorial Stadium Oyster/Fishing Reef • Helping to establish a consistent opening date for the striped bass spring trophy season • Lobbying for important marine resource bills CCA Maryland has protected and restored marine resources by: • Fighting for “No-Sale” of black drum • Working to restore yellow perch to their former abundance and range • Stopping SAV destruction by working to ban crab scrapes in the northern Chesapeake Bay and tributaries • Working to stop expansion of oyster power dredging • Fighting the continued strip mining of s
