W, over half your post, in one form or another, seems to blame CCA for the devastation that the WLF commission allowed to happen. CCA didn't have squat to do with this issue. As you well pointed out LA politics, on a very localized level, came into play with the oyster and seafood lobbyist pushing for continued oyster dredging in Big Lake. To this date I see no local politicians from your area in favor of closing down the lake (please correct me if I'm wrong). Without local political support CCA would be reluctant to stick its nose in that debacle. The blame squarely falls on LA. WLF and the committee members who blindly approved the oyster harvest against scientific data that said otherwise. Don't use the shotgun approach and throw everyone under the bus but rather take an unbiased aim at the true culprits and hold them accountable. Diluting the issue with four or five other entities only confuses what really needs to be accomplished. I do hope for the long term good of Big Lake that CCA takes an active role in the fight to ban oyster dredging.
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