1. A DISCOURSE COMMUNITY FISHING FOR FUN AND FOR THE FUTURE Coastal Conservation Association Fishermen: Jonathan Soto

3. About Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)  CCA Texas  “largest marine conservation group of its kind”  Habitat rehabilitation  Cedar Bayou  Legislation  State net ban  Protection of species  Trout, redfish = gamefish status  Scholarships  Established 1977, Texas  Gulf Coast Conservation Association  Commercial overfishing of Texas coast  Chapters in 19 coastal states  Gulf, Atlantic, & Pacific coasts  Public support;  active in legislative body; and  dedicated to conservation http://www.joincca.org/about http://www.ccatexas.org/

4. “Common goals” - CCA’s Mission:  “The purpose of CCA is to advise and educate the public on conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote, and enhance the present and future availability of those coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.” – www.joincca.orgwww.joincca.org

5. Cedar Bayou and Vinson Slough were opened on September 25, 2014, after having been sealed in the 1970s and enduring decades of negative impacts from siltation and low water flows

6. “Mechanisms of Intercommunication” in the CCA:  Chapter meetings  Annual banquet

7. CCA’s “Participatory Mechanisms”:  Facebook  Meetings (again)

8. “Genres” used in the “furtherance of [CCA’s] aims”:  Website(s):  www.joincca.org www.joincca.org  www.ccatexas.org www.ccatexas.org  Bimonthly magazine:  Tides

9. The “Lexis” of CCA Members  CCA Language:  Conservation  Habitat rehabilitation  Marine resources  Advocacy  General fishing language:  Angler  Bag limits  “Setup”

10. “Ratio between [CCA] novices and experts”:  Leadership:  National  State  Local  New membership  Membership drives  Supporters (but not members)