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Originally Posted by hchol
Hey W...you'd be broke if it wasn't for those office fisherman!!!!!!
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No one doubts that GCCA contributed to the gill net ban and reducing commercial pressure on redfish in the 80s and 90s. In 1997 there were some changes to the organization, and it emerged as CCA.
After that time, CCA has taken a number of odd positions for a group purportedly committed to scientific management positions. Most of their work in LA has been focused in increasing restrictive regulations, raising fees, and bringing boatloads of cash back to TX for expensive restoration projects:
http://www.ccatexas.org/wp-content/u...Funds-2013.pdf
http://www.ccatexas.org/wp-content/u...Scientists.pdf
http://www.ccatexas.org/conservation/research/
I think W would still be a successful guide had CCA never existed. Eventually redfish would have been protected and gillnets would have been banned. Redfish and speck populations are extremely resilient, especially in Louisiana, and the populations would have bounced back by the time W became a guide.
Unlike resilient redfish and speck populations, habitat does not bounce back. Once it's gone, restoration is painstakingly expensive and slow.