http://www.ccamississippi.org/ Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of Mississippi is a non-profit grass-roots organization dedicated to the conservation of Mississippi’s Marine Resources. http://www.ccamississippi.org//events.asp?eventid=90 CCA MS Bay Chapter Meeting Thursday,Febuary 2 @ 6:30 P.M. ATLANTIC MARINE (IN SHOP) HWY 90 - WAVELAND Cost - $ 5.00 per person For more info call: Owen (O. J.)Johnson@ 228-363-3264 or owen.johnson@att.net Rome Emmons @ 601-270-4700 or ccams@ccamississippi.org http://www.ccamississippi.org//events.asp?eventid=95 CCA MISSISSIPPI PINE BELT CHAPTER FUNdraiser THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 JACKIE DOLE SHERILL COMMUNITY CENTER 220 WEST FRONT STREET HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 contact Rome Emmons @ 601-270-4700 0r e-mail @ ccams@ccamississippi.org http://www.ccamississippi.org//events.asp?eventid=97 CCA MISSISSIPPI BILOXI BAY CHAPTER MEETING KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BUILDING 717 WATER STREET BILOXI, MS TUESDAY,JANUARY 17- 6:30 P.M. CHEF BROUSSARD WILL BE COOKING SOMETHING SPECIAL! COST - $5 CASH BAR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RANDALL BROUSSARD @ 228-617-3176 OR rbroussard@merchantsfoodservice.com ROME EMMONS @ 601-270-4700 OR ccams@nexband.com http://www.ccamississippi.org//events.asp?eventid=100 CCA CENTRAL MS CHAPTER CHAPTER MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 6:00 pm COME JOIN THE FUN! NELSON MORRISON'S BARN CONTACT: NELSON MORRISON @ 601-209-5858 MICAH MIZE @ 901-581-2489 http://www.ccamississippi.org//events.asp?eventid=101 CCA MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL MS CHAPTER'S ANNUAL FUNdraiser THURSDAY,APRIL 26TH@ 6:00 P.M. MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE FORESTRY MUSEUM - SPARKMAN AUDITORIUM 1150 LAKELAND DRIVE, JACKSON, MS DOOR PRIZES, AUCTIONS, GREAT FOOD, BEVERAGES AND FUN!! $55 per person (includesCCA membership)$85 per couple (includes one CCA membership) FOR MORE INFORMATION:Nelson Morrison, II@ 601-209-5858 Micha Mize @901-581-2489 E-MAIL - ccams@ccamississippi.org http://www.ccamississippi.org//events.asp?eventid=110 CCA MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN TRIANGLE CHAPTER MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 @ 6:00 P.M. LONGLEAF CAMO OFFICE - WEST POINT, MS 935 HWY 50 WEST PLEASE CONTACT RADALE REED FOR MORE INFO: rreed@longleafcamo.com 601-325-8906 http://www.ccamississippi.org//news.asp?newsid=92 News Release Coastal Conservation Association M I S S I S S I P P I / Government Relations Committee Email: ccams@ccamississippi.org Website: www.ccamississippi.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2012 CONTACT: F. J. Eicke, capteicke@AOL.com Gulf Council Announces Grouper Season and Closure Dates The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) issued a press release on January 26, 2012, reminding recreational anglers of the dates and closures of grouper species, most notably the closure of the shallow-water grouper fishery from February 1 through March 31. The annual closure is designed to target the two-month spawning season of gag grouper in particular, but includes black, red, yellowfin, scamp, yellowmouth, rock hind and red hind since these species are often found and caught within the aggregate grouper fishery. The two-month spawning season closure helps reduce overfishing of gag and rebuild its populations so that larger annual harvests may be possible in the future. Gag grouper has been closed since November 16, 2011, with the proposed 2012 recreational gag season running from July 1 through October 31. The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) complies with Federal guidelines for species managed by the Gulf Council under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in setting the same dates for inshore or state waters. CCA is actively involved in monitoring the fishery management process at all levels to assure that decisions reflect the scientific basis and data and consider the best interests of the resource with due regard to the social, cultural, and economic impact of recreational anglers. This is a work in progress but hopefully CCA members recognize that they have a voice speaking for them as conservation-minded recreational anglers. ########################### http://www.ccamississippi.org//news.asp?newsid=93 The Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society coordinated the Southern Division meeting in Biloxi, January 26-29, with CCA Mississippi exhibiting and sponsoring student presentation awards embedded in the meeting format. The American Fisheries Society is the major professional and scientific group of fisheries biologists. Mississippi members are drawn from the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, other state and federal agencies involved in fisheries work, and students at the graduate and undergraduate levels from our universities. Student presentations were evaluated by professional members with the winners being named at the Mississippi Chapter meeting on the last day of the meeting. The awards include a plaque with the winner’s name and presentation title and a monetary award of $300, $200, or $100 for First, Second or Third places, respectively. This year, all three winners were students with the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University. This is the fourth year that CCA Mississippi has sponsored the student presentation awards as a commitment to support marine research of future scientists who will provide the research on which our advocacy work will be based. And the winners are:1st Place: Rebecca Krogman. A classification system for large U. S. reservoirs and its relationship with the fishery and fish community. 2nd Place: Jonathan Fleming. Patterns of faunal diversity associated with altered macrophyte coverage. 3rd Place: Michael Sherman. Pond management approaches and effects on trophic-dynamics.CCA Mississippi congratulates these students and all of the students who participated in this competition. We also honor Jim Franks on receipt of the AFS President’s Fishery Conservation Award for 2011 and Mike Lowe, USM/GCRL PhD Candidate, on recognition for his research presentation at the 2011 AFS Meeting in Seattle, WA.