kmjackson
07-13-2001, 06:03 PM
How are CCA's political, fisheries and legislative positions established?
CCA makes all decisions from the bottom up, involving our membership in all policy positions. Through an extensive web of volunteer committees and boards, CCA's state and/or national (depending on the issue) volunteer executive committees vote to adopt all policies and positions. Every position is based on facts, strategy and more than 20 years of conservation experience.
CCA Chairman Walter Fondren explains that CCA extends decision making so that every volunteer is included. One of CCA's greatest strengths is the feedback our state boards provide the volunteers. Each member is asked how he wants to spend the money he's helped raise.
Where does my membership and/or fundraiser contribution go?
"A majority of the membership contribution goes into publishing and distributing (the bimonthly membership magazine) TIDE, maintaining a membership department, paying for our annual audit, and supporting our federal lobbyist in Washington, D.C.," explains Fondren. "The remaining money is returned to the state it came from, where it is supplemented by funds raised through dinners, auctions, and angling tournaments. The combined total then pays for that state's lobbyist, local conservation projects, and operating expenses."
Does CCA employ biologists?
No. CCA relies on data from state and federal sources. But CCA has supported and funded research (on both a state and national level) to provide greater insight into marine resource issues and problems.
Does CCA employ lobbyists?
Yes. CCA has a registered lobbyist in Washington, D.C., and we currently retain as many as 17 state and federal professional lobbyists.
How do I find out what CCA is doing to conserve marine resources legislatively and in the fisheries management arena?
There are several sources to find out CCA's legislative involvement on both a state and federal level. Review TIDE Magazine TIDE-Bits and your CCA state publication for bimonthly state updates. The Capitol Ideas section (Waypoints and Global Positions) and Press Release section of the CCA national webpage and TIDE feature articles, national TIDE-Bits and columns are great sources for timely national updates. For updates on Atlantic fisheries issues, go to the CCA ASMFC tab of the website.
Where do I get useful CCA state numbers?
Go to the Chapters section of the national webpage. There is a listing for each state website and office.
I signed up a while ago. Where is my membership package?
Depending on processing time and the post office delivery schedule, arrival of membership packages varies. If you have waited more than eight weeks and received no correspondence, call 1-800-201-3474.
What does the legal defense fund do?
The legal defense fund (LDF) was established to keep the concerns of CCA's membership represented in critical marine resource conservation issues. "The LDF has given CCA the ability to add the courts as places to promote conservation and the interests of recreational anglers," said Bob Hayes, CCA's 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 LDF, CCA's voice grows louder in the continued legal battle for proper conservation. CCA's legal counsel has used these funds to challenge threats to overfished red snapper, 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 via the webpage: www.joincca.org (go to the JOIN CCA icon) or call 1-800-201-FISH.
How can I help CCA?
The best way any member can help is to get involved on a local level. Call your state CCA office and ask for a contact number for the volunteer or director in charge of a chapter near you and its meeting schedule. If there is not a local chapter, ask what you can do to start one.
Through local fundraising events, membership meetings and fishing tournaments, CCA state chapters plant their grass roots. This process enables you to become involved in the mechanism that makes CCA so successful on a local, state, and national level.
CCA makes all decisions from the bottom up, involving our membership in all policy positions. Through an extensive web of volunteer committees and boards, CCA's state and/or national (depending on the issue) volunteer executive committees vote to adopt all policies and positions. Every position is based on facts, strategy and more than 20 years of conservation experience.
CCA Chairman Walter Fondren explains that CCA extends decision making so that every volunteer is included. One of CCA's greatest strengths is the feedback our state boards provide the volunteers. Each member is asked how he wants to spend the money he's helped raise.
Where does my membership and/or fundraiser contribution go?
"A majority of the membership contribution goes into publishing and distributing (the bimonthly membership magazine) TIDE, maintaining a membership department, paying for our annual audit, and supporting our federal lobbyist in Washington, D.C.," explains Fondren. "The remaining money is returned to the state it came from, where it is supplemented by funds raised through dinners, auctions, and angling tournaments. The combined total then pays for that state's lobbyist, local conservation projects, and operating expenses."
Does CCA employ biologists?
No. CCA relies on data from state and federal sources. But CCA has supported and funded research (on both a state and national level) to provide greater insight into marine resource issues and problems.
Does CCA employ lobbyists?
Yes. CCA has a registered lobbyist in Washington, D.C., and we currently retain as many as 17 state and federal professional lobbyists.
How do I find out what CCA is doing to conserve marine resources legislatively and in the fisheries management arena?
There are several sources to find out CCA's legislative involvement on both a state and federal level. Review TIDE Magazine TIDE-Bits and your CCA state publication for bimonthly state updates. The Capitol Ideas section (Waypoints and Global Positions) and Press Release section of the CCA national webpage and TIDE feature articles, national TIDE-Bits and columns are great sources for timely national updates. For updates on Atlantic fisheries issues, go to the CCA ASMFC tab of the website.
Where do I get useful CCA state numbers?
Go to the Chapters section of the national webpage. There is a listing for each state website and office.
I signed up a while ago. Where is my membership package?
Depending on processing time and the post office delivery schedule, arrival of membership packages varies. If you have waited more than eight weeks and received no correspondence, call 1-800-201-3474.
What does the legal defense fund do?
The legal defense fund (LDF) was established to keep the concerns of CCA's membership represented in critical marine resource conservation issues. "The LDF has given CCA the ability to add the courts as places to promote conservation and the interests of recreational anglers," said Bob Hayes, CCA's 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 LDF, CCA's voice grows louder in the continued legal battle for proper conservation. CCA's legal counsel has used these funds to challenge threats to overfished red snapper, 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 via the webpage: www.joincca.org (go to the JOIN CCA icon) or call 1-800-201-FISH.
How can I help CCA?
The best way any member can help is to get involved on a local level. Call your state CCA office and ask for a contact number for the volunteer or director in charge of a chapter near you and its meeting schedule. If there is not a local chapter, ask what you can do to start one.
Through local fundraising events, membership meetings and fishing tournaments, CCA state chapters plant their grass roots. This process enables you to become involved in the mechanism that makes CCA so successful on a local, state, and national level.