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CCA Georgia and FishAmerica team up to enhance local marine habitat
SAVANNAH, GA – With an impressive list of marine habitat conservation projects already to their credit, Coastal Conservation Association and the FishAmerica Foundation have joined forces yet again, this time to improve water quality and fish habitat in the 23-acre Ski Rixen Pond on Jekyll Island in Georgia.
With $15,000 in funding from the FishAmerica Foundation, volunteers from CCA Georgia, divers from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and manpower from the 4-H Club worked to create a more fish-friendly environment in the pond last weekend. Granite rocks, “porcupines” made of PVC pipe and concrete, an aeration system and artificial fish habitat frames made from recycled monofilament fishing line were all installed at the impoundment, which is open to public fishing and home to a mixed population of saltwater sport fish, including speckled trout, flounder and red drum.
“You can never have too many places that offer both a quality fishing experience and easy accessibility for the whole family,” said Harry Lowe, chairman of CCA Georgia. “This type of habitat restoration project is exactly what CCA is all about – putting the pieces in place so that our marine resources can be enjoyed now and by future generations.”
CCA and the FishAmerica Foundation have worked together on similar ventures in other states with great success, including large-scale artificial reef projects in Louisiana and Maryland, and a massive crab-trap removal effort in Texas which won nationwide praise became a model for similar projects in other states along the Gulf Coast.
“The FishAmerica Foundation is a wonderful partner, and has been instrumental in helping conservationists address habitat needs in their own states,” said Patrick Murray, director of conservation for CCA. “Together, we are building a conservation legacy one project at a time and the future holds great promise.”
FishAmerica unites the sportfishing industry with conservation groups, government agencies, fishing tournaments, corporations and charitable foundations, investing in fisheries conservation and research across the country.
“The FishAmerica Foundation was designed to help groups like CCA, which has members ready and willing to tackle habitat projects on the ground in many states, do some things that otherwise might not get done,” said Johanna Laderman with the FishAmerica Foundation. “Both groups are committed to restoring and enhancing our marine environment so it is a very fitting relationship. By working together we can really make a difference in a way that is very personal to anglers in a given state.”
CCA Georgia and FishAmerica team up to enhance local marine habitat
SAVANNAH, GA – With an impressive list of marine habitat conservation projects already to their credit, Coastal Conservation Association and the FishAmerica Foundation have joined forces yet again, this time to improve water quality and fish habitat in the 23-acre Ski Rixen Pond on Jekyll Island in Georgia.
With $15,000 in funding from the FishAmerica Foundation, volunteers from CCA Georgia, divers from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and manpower from the 4-H Club worked to create a more fish-friendly environment in the pond last weekend. Granite rocks, “porcupines” made of PVC pipe and concrete, an aeration system and artificial fish habitat frames made from recycled monofilament fishing line were all installed at the impoundment, which is open to public fishing and home to a mixed population of saltwater sport fish, including speckled trout, flounder and red drum.
“You can never have too many places that offer both a quality fishing experience and easy accessibility for the whole family,” said Harry Lowe, chairman of CCA Georgia. “This type of habitat restoration project is exactly what CCA is all about – putting the pieces in place so that our marine resources can be enjoyed now and by future generations.”
CCA and the FishAmerica Foundation have worked together on similar ventures in other states with great success, including large-scale artificial reef projects in Louisiana and Maryland, and a massive crab-trap removal effort in Texas which won nationwide praise became a model for similar projects in other states along the Gulf Coast.
“The FishAmerica Foundation is a wonderful partner, and has been instrumental in helping conservationists address habitat needs in their own states,” said Patrick Murray, director of conservation for CCA. “Together, we are building a conservation legacy one project at a time and the future holds great promise.”
FishAmerica unites the sportfishing industry with conservation groups, government agencies, fishing tournaments, corporations and charitable foundations, investing in fisheries conservation and research across the country.
“The FishAmerica Foundation was designed to help groups like CCA, which has members ready and willing to tackle habitat projects on the ground in many states, do some things that otherwise might not get done,” said Johanna Laderman with the FishAmerica Foundation. “Both groups are committed to restoring and enhancing our marine environment so it is a very fitting relationship. By working together we can really make a difference in a way that is very personal to anglers in a given state.”
