LONGLINES
CCA Florida documents related to the management of longlines.
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2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

2005

2005 Bluewater Campaign—Longlines, White Marlin, Dolphin and Wahoo - Seawatch Newsletter Article, December 2005

NMFS Backs Off Plan to Permit Longlines in Protected Areas - Seawatch Newsletter Article, August 2005

Major Grouper Restrictions Proposed for Gulf Recreational Fishery - Seawatch Newsletter Article, May 2005

NMFS Trying to Bring Longlining Back to Florida's Offshore Waters - Public Comment Period Only Seven Days Long - Seawatch Newsletter Article, May 2005

CCA Representatives Speak at NMFS Recreational Fisheries Meeting - Seawatch Newsletter Article, May 2005

NMFS Proposal to Allow Commercial Longline Boats in Areas Closed to Longlining - Grassroots Update, April 29, 2005

Feds Want to Permit Commercial Swordfish Longline Boats to Fish in Closed Areas! - Grassroots Alert, April 6, 2005

Common Sense Prevails in White Marlin Management - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2005

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2004

A Look Back at 2004 (NMFS Removed Critical Conservation Measures that Would Have Prevented a Commercial Longline Fishery to Protect Dolphin and Wahoo) - Seawatch Newsletter Article, December 2004

Marine Conservation Initiatives for 2004 - BLUEWATER CAMPAIGN - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2004

BLUEWATER CAMPAIGN -- NMFS Abandons Important Conservation Initiative in Dolphin Fishery Plan - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2004

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2003

BLUEWATER CAMPAIGN -- Management Plan Resurfaces for Dolphin - Seawatch Newsletter Article, December 2003

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2002

Longlines Could Remain in Gulf Grouper Fishery - Seawatch Newsletter Article, October 2002

CCA Florida Applauds Federal Fishery Council Action to Prohibit Commercial Longlines in Gulf Grouper Fisheries- Press Release, July 16, 2002

Gulf Council Backs Off Four-Month Gag Grouper Closure - Seawatch Newsletter Article, July 2002

Federal Agency Backs Off of Proposal to Prohibit Recreational Harvest of Gag Grouper - Press Release, May 21, 2002

Moving Bottom Longlines Out to the 50-Fathom Depth - Seawatch Newsletter Article, May 2002

CCA Florida’s Year in Review - 2001 - BLUEWATER CAMPAIGN - Longlines - Seawatch Newsletter Article, May 2002

CCA Florida Blasts Federal Agency Proposal to Prohibit Recreational Harvest of Gag Grouper for Four Months - Press Release, April 9, 2002

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2001

FWC Supports Restrictions on Bottom Longlines in Gulf Grouper Fisheries—Gulf Council Delays Action - Seawatch Newsletter Article, August 2001

FWC Takes Strong Position for Restrictions on Bottom Longlines in Gulf Grouper Fisheries - Press Release, May 31, 2001

CCA Florida's 2001 Fisheries Conservation Plan - Longlines, Dolphin and Sargassum - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2001

Year 2000 Conservation Achievements in Review - Commercial Longline Phase Out/Buy Out -- As of March 1, 2001, the Entire Gulf Stream Off the East Coast of Florida from Key West to the Florida/Georgia Line is Permanently Closed to All Longlining for Swordfish, Tunas and Sharks. - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2001

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2000

Longline Legislation Dead - Press Release, December 18, 2000

CCA Takes Stand To Protect Threatened Billfish - Seawatch Newsletter Article, October 2000

Longline Legislation Critical to Successful Restoration of Federal Fisheries - Seawatch Newsletter Article, August 2000

Longline Bill Passes U.S. Senate Committee - Seawatch Newsletter Article, June 2000

CCA Supports Legislation (HR 3390) by Florida Representative Porter J. Goss to Protect Billfish - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2000

NMFS Proposal Falls Short - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2000

Fisheries Conservation Work Plan for 2000 - Longlines - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2000

A Look Back at 1999 - Drift Longlines - Seawatch Newsletter Article, March 2000

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1999

CCA Blasts U.S. Fisheries Service Longline Plan - Press Release, December 16, 1999

CCA/ASA - Legislation Introduced to Protect Vital Fisheries - Press Release, November 10, 1999

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1998

Board of Directors Endorse New Conservation Initiatives Involving Longline Fleets - Seawatch Newsletter Article, August 1998

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