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SCA Highlights:
- SCA Retired 18 Bay Shrimping Licenses and decommissioned 3 boats to
date.
- The Saltwater Conservation Association of Texas is a direct action,
non profit group of fishing conservationists.
- Our primary mission is to assist Texas Parks and Wildlife in buying
back Bay Shrimping Licenses and retiring them from the water.
- We are able to buy the licenses directly, as a licensed purchasing
agent for TPWD's commercial license buy back program. We operate independently of the TPWD
program.
- We are a 100% volunteer group and have no paid officers or
positions.
- Your donations are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by
federal laws as a charitable donation. Please consult your
accountant for more information.
- All funds we collect are used in Texas only.
- Please contact us if you know of, or have, a Texas Bay Shrimping
License for sale.
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Bay Shrimping By Catch Facts:
(click on the by catch photo to enlarge it)
It takes 5 or more pounds of by catch to produce 1 pound of marketable
shrimp.
Over 80 million pounds of by catch is taken each year
from Texas Bays.
In the Galveston Bay Complex alone, over 8 million
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