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How Ocean Plastic Pollution Impacts Our Fishing Heritage
Land based plastic, often single use plastic, is ending up in our oceans at alarming rates. Roughly a dump truck full of plastic is "dumped" into our oceans every single...
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WON Podcast with AFTCO CEO & CCA Chairman Bill Shedd
AFTCO CEO and CCA CAL Chairman Bill Shedd discusses the history and future of AFTCO, along with CCA California's efforts to fight the AB3030 "MLPA 2.0" bill.
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A Letter From CCA CAL Chairman Bill Shedd
2020 has been the most productive year yet for CCA CAL.
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Invasive Carp - A Fishing Threat & How To Help
What are invasive carp? In the 1960s, 4 species of invasive carp were introduced into small ponds around the country. Now we are fighting to keep them out of our...
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Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute
The Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) was founded by Milt Shedd in 1963, a full year prior to his co-founding SeaWorld which opened in 1964. Many businesses and families create...
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TAG/FLAG TOURNAMENT
This article originally appeared in the Marlin Magazine July 2007 issue. Words by Charlie Levine. In the 1980s, anglers fishing the offshore canyons along the Northeast and mid-Atlantic coasts enjoyed...
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AFTCO Support of the CCA
In 2015, AFTCO helped create CCA of California (CCA CAL), but AFTCO’s involvement with the CCA started long before then.
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AFTCO President Bill Shedd Testifies On Gillnet Phaseout
Bill Shedd, president of the American Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO) and a 25-year Chairman of the American Sportfishing Association’s (ASA) Government Affairs committee, testified before Congress on the impact of...
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Conservation First Tournament Initiatives
In 2019, over 25 bass fishing tournaments took part in AFTCO’s Conservation First Tournament Program. By supporting grassroots organizations, AFTCO’s Conservation First Tournament Initiatives further enable the efforts of conservation-minded...