[keakar]

CCA like any other organization can be corrupted by politics and voices that don't speak for the majority.

if you like the positions they stand for then join, be a member, be a volunteer.

but if you don't like the positions they stand for, then,use your voice to openly oppose their positions on things and clearly and publicly voice your reasons for doing so.

when they see large numbers of people take notice and it shows up in the form of the revenue streams start drying up, they will have to rethink their positions and return to those issues the majority of their supporters care about and be on their side of the arguments and not trying to restrict our fishing rights for no science based reason other then just because it feels like its a good idea to do so. if revenue streams aren't affected then they know they are on the right path and their supporters like the positions they are taking on things.

I don't want to hurt CCA and I think they mean well, but ...

IMO they have become more about political activism and feel good legislations then science based conservation now. I think the way to return them to what we think is the right path is to work from within and from the outside to let them know they no longer speak for the majority of their supporters when they take the positions they do on certain things.

IMO instead of working to protect fishermans rights they have become environmentalists who often look to restrict those rights through increased fees and regulations.

maybe they haven't changed at all and they never were on our side but rather we had a few interests that happen to be the same so we mistakenly "thought" they think like we do? who knows for sure but like them or don't like them, support them or don't support them, its as simple as that.

one thing is true, they stand for the positions they take and the positions they take speaks volumes as to their goals and agendas so opinions don't really matter, just look at what they do and are trying to do.