Our mission is to conserve, promote and enhance the present and future availability of coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public, along with protecting your freedom to fish.
Our Story
The Coastal Conservation Association of California (CCA CAL) was created in 2015 when recreational anglers and outdoor enthusiasts grouped together to work for the conservation and enhancement of our marine resources and coastal environments.
Today, we are working to protect not only the health, habitat and sustainability of our marine resources, but also the interests of recreational saltwater anglers and their access to the resources they cherish and use on a daily basis.
There are three primary goals and initiatives that CCA California focuses on:
Advocacy
Advocating for all saltwater anglers & protecting their access to natural resources
Habitat
Continuing to work with partners to build thriving habitat off our coast
Hatchery
Supporting fin fish hatchery programs through legislation and volunteer networks
CCA California Headquarters:
4065 Oceanside Blvd.
Suite Q
Oceanside, CA 92056
Accomplishments List
- Fought to keep bluefin tuna from being listed as an endangered species
- Continue to fight against destructive fishing gear that hurts our resources
- Protect against unfair fishing regulations
- Continue to fight for artificial reefs and habitat restoration
- Helped save our live bait fishery
- Advocated to eliminate further scoping for a potential longline fishery in California
- Worked with legislators to help fund saltwater hatchery program
- Helped successfully release thousands of juvenile halibut into Mission Bay
- Passed legislation to implement a 12-month fishing license and electronic mobile application in California
- Continuing to advocate for recreational angling access in marine spatial planning (Wind Farms, 30×30, MPAs, National Marine Sanctuaries, and Aquaculture)
- Successfully prevented a zero-take summer season for barred sand bass
- Retained a scientific collection permit to begin broodstock fish collection for the white seabass hatchery program
About CCA
The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) was initially created in 1977, after drastic commercial overfishing along the Texas coast had decimated redfish and speckled trout populations. A group of recreational anglers gathered to create the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. Only four years later, gill nets along the Texas coast were outlawed and both red drum and speckled trout were declared game fish.
The successful conservation movement that started with the “Save the Redfish” campaign got the attention of anglers across the Gulf and by 1985, chapters had formed all along the Gulf Coast. CCA continued to grow within the South- and Mid-Atlantic regions in the 1990s, and now have chapters formed up and down the West Coast. There are now 19 states with 226 local chapters that have a growing membership of 126,000 members.
