Boycott the S.T.A.R.: CCA Failed to protect Oysters in Big Lake

[keakar]

I suggest rather then a tag system you just hold a random drawing from all entrants and pick a few for the prizes, that way you don't have to catch and tag anything and everyone will be happier because they have a better chance to win then if say the tagged fish aren't caught or aren't in the area a particular fisherman likes to fish.

you can still have the bonus for anyone bringing in a star tagged fish and you can have a best fish of the day category as well as the biggest caught overall for the whole tourney.

im no lawyer but common sense dictates that as to the question of participants cannot be entered in STAR/CCA and also win a prize in the Galaxy tourney, well its your tourney and you make the rules so if you make a rule to say you cant qualify for Galaxy prizes if you are a STAR/CCA supporter that's not anything discriminatory because it applies equally to everyone and no persons, race, or ethnic groups are being discriminated against.

and I agree with a few others here that Galaxy isn't a great name and you should consider something else and not let trying to counter STAR/CCA be your guide in selecting a name. create a catchy new tag that stands for something on its own and maybe the letters stand for your goals.

maybe something like FISH (fishermen in need of help) or something along those lines just please don't try and let STAR be your guide to choosing a name

maybe i'll get used to the Galaxy name but from the first time I heard it and even still now it just doesn't sound like the right name

[BuckingFastard]

keep the tags, works well. makes people try hard and learn to fish. drawings just promote money

[capt coonassty]

Conserve Louisiana Invitational Tournament. And everyone invited.

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by capt coonassty

Conserve Louisiana Invitational Tournament. And everyone invited.

Lol and W be da little man in da boat!

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by capt coonassty

Conserve Louisiana Invitational Tournament. And everyone invited.

Oh my

[3FLa]

As to why have a tag program as oppose to just drawings: We want more people to enjoy our fisheries, especially those less fortunate than others. That is why when a tagged fish (either ours or CCA) is harvested and a special needs individual, a wounded veteran, and/or a kid, etc are in the fishing party, extra cash is added to the winnings. By doing this, we hope to encourage everyone to take a kid, a verteran, or a special needs person fishing.

As to a drawing: There will be a weekly drawing with some pretty awesome prizes. When you register to fish in the Galaxy, you will get a number and that will become your "id". Each week's drawing will be conducted in conjunction with the state lottery games (similar to how some clubs are doing fund raising now, but on larger scale) and when your numbers match, you when. There will be a gauranteed winner every week.

As to any issues with CCA: We are a private group and will not be associated with any state or federal agecny. Thus, we are not bound by typical discrimination issues. Furthermore, CCA is not a suspect class which can be identified as needing protection (race, gender, sex, religion, etc.) In addition, the second CCA releases the tagged fish, it again becomes public property, so it (CCA) has no ownership interest to that fish.

So, if you want to fish Galaxy, you cannot fish the STAR. If you register for the STAR, you cannot win any prizes from Galaxy.

Finally, some people above mentioned why the name of G-A-L-A-X-Y was used. I personally did not favor the name, but consultants doing research with focus groups suggested that should be the name of the tourney, with the selling point being a "Galaxy eats a Star". I do have to admit that some of the proposed ads and media info is pretty awesome though.

[BuckingFastard]

Originally Posted by capt coonassty

Conserve Louisiana Invitational Tournament. And everyone invited.

ommmmmmmg!

[marshrunner757]

All sounds good to me. I'm betting the advertising could be pretty amazing with a name like that! I'm ready for 2015

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[MathGeek]

I was studying the Callihan thesis more carefully (I am a geek, right?) and I came across his analysis of whether artificial reefs, like those constructed by CCA contribute to increasing ecosystem productivity or merely aggregate specks to make them easier to catch. (It is well known that the ecosystem services and habitat provided by oyster reefs increase production.)

Although the artificial reefs I studied were deployed as mitigation for the destruction of natural oyster reefs, many similar reefs are being deployed in Louisiana’s estuaries. These projects are typically funded by private conservation organizations under the presumption that artificial reefs will benefit important fishery resources. However, my data suggest these reefs could have a negative impact on sportfish, at least spotted seatrout, by aggregating fish and thus increasing their vulnerability to exploitation via increased catch efficiency. Clearly, state management agencies throughout the GOM should consider this possibility when deciding to grant permission for the deployment of additional artificial reefs in inshore estuarine waters. - Callihan PhD Thesis p. 283 (LSU 2011)

It is notable that CCA is spending millions to restore oyster reefs in Texas, but in Louisiana, their efforts have been geared toward restricting harvest limits (while letting oyster reefs get destroyed by dredging), increasing license fees, and building much cheaper artificial reefs.

[capt coonassty]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

I was studying the Callihan thesis more carefully (I am a geek, right?) and I came across his analysis of whether artificial reefs, like those constructed by CCA contribute to increasing ecosystem productivity or merely aggregate specks to make them easier to catch. (It is well known that the ecosystem services and habitat provided by oyster reefs increase production.)

I wonder how they could account for all of the snapper in La waters? I'm not saying that this is wrong in any way, but same principle applies. Unless the limited resource is habitat.

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by capt coonassty

I wonder how they could account for all of the snapper in La waters? I'm not saying that this is wrong in any way, but same principle applies. Unless the limited resource is habitat.

Not exactly. The question of whether artificial reefs contribute to production depends on the kind of artificial reef, the ecosystem, and the species.

There are boatloads of evidence that artificial reefs (petroleum platforms and the designed reefs used in places like Alabama) contribute to production of red snapper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. A compelling case has been made that the vertical span of hard substrate works in synergy with the nutrients provided to the Northern GoM by the Mississippi River. See this paper and references therein:

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1306/1306.5114.pdf

The attached map shows the Chlorophyll a concentrations in the GoM. Chlorophyll a determines the amount of photosynthesis in the marine food web, thus the amount of primary production. Note the wide area of high primary production off the Louisiana coast. This high primary production is fed by the nutrient rich waters of the Mississippi River.

The phytoplankton with all the Chlorophyll a is at the bottom of the food chain and leads to roughly 4 times the biomass in these areas as compared with the areas in blue. Red Snapper thrive off the coast of Louisiana because they have a lot to eat as the biomass works its way up the food chain.

[Nickt87]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

Not exactly. The question of whether artificial reefs contribute to production depends on the kind of artificial reef, the ecosystem, and the species.

There are boatloads of evidence that artificial reefs (petroleum platforms and the designed reefs used in places like Alabama) contribute to production of red snapper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. A compelling case has been made that the vertical span of hard substrate works in synergy with the nutrients provided to the Northern GoM by the Mississippi River. See this paper and references therein:

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1306/1306.5114.pdf

The attached map shows the Chlorophyll a concentrations in the GoM. Chlorophyll a determines the amount of photosynthesis in the marine food web, thus the amount of primary production. Note the wide area of high primary production off the Louisiana coast. This high primary production is fed by the nutrient rich waters of the Mississippi River.

The phytoplankton with all the Chlorophyll a is at the bottom of the food chain and leads to roughly 4 times the biomass in these areas as compared with the areas in blue. Red Snapper thrive off the coast of Louisiana because they have a lot to eat as the biomass works its way up the food chain.

Chlorophyll? More like Borophyll.


Sorry, had to do it.

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by Nickt87

Chlorophyll? More like Borophyll.


Sorry, had to do it.

Lmao!! No I will not make out with you!

Go on with the chlorophyll!

[MOJO]

I know two big sponsors of the STAR are Academy and Dexter Russel Knives.

[noodle creek]

Oh snap

[jl8200]

It wasn't till the beginning of this year till I had a boat that I could fish all over the lake with so previously I never fished the south part of the lake much. I still am stunned at all of the oyster dredge boats that you see "parked" all over the place in the south part of the lake. I don't see how there are enough oysters in the lake to sustain all of those boats. Its crazy the amount of people dredging. I don't see how there's any oyster left in the lake.

[keakar]

Originally Posted by jl8200

It wasn't till the beginning of this year till I had a boat that I could fish all over the lake with so previously I never fished the south part of the lake much. I still am stunned at all of the oyster dredge boats that you see "parked" all over the place in the south part of the lake. I don't see how there are enough oysters in the lake to sustain all of those boats. Its crazy the amount of people dredging. I don't see how there's any oyster left in the lake.

its like that across the state in all areas, they should outlaw dredging the same way they did gill nets and make them go back to tonging or hand harvesting them only.

dredging "rapes" the bottom and leaves nothing but destruction and long term loss of fish habitat behind wherever it goes.

I know of several prime areas that more often then not always held limits of fish but after they were raped by the dredgers and 6 years later you still cant pick up more then a dink here or there in those locations if that even

[keakar]

im sick and tired of this whole thing really, saying CCA helps fishermen is akin to saying Obama is championing conservative causes lol.

just like the idiots who voted for Obama (students and uninformed idiots) and will continue to vote for socialists just because they are not republicans, there will be those who are clueless and never pay attention to what CCA does and really stands for so they will support it. some just support it to play the star lottery and wouldn't care if it was the devil itself.

CCA and Obama are the same, they are both the worst things that could be, yet both are here to stay, because there is no one out there spreading the truth about what they stand for and what they are doing to ruin this country.

those who actively support and promote CCA ,support their efforts that are hurting fishermen and that is the plain unbiased truth

["W"]

CCA likes easy fights

Add 3 tail limit
Add 15 trout Limit

That's easy !!

Stop oyster raping lmao not in a million years ! They have zero plan in action , will never have a plan in action

The oyster fisherman politics make the CCA there *****

[MathGeek]

Oysters in Big Lake are still in sad shape.