Mission
Statement of
The
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
Founded
in 1983, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) was
formed to protect, restore and enhance the state’s fishery resources
and the aquatic ecosystems they depend on to ensure this renewable
public resource is conserved for the public’s use and that of future
generations.
To
achieve this objective CSPA advocates fishery conservation based on
sound scientific and professional management that protects and conserves
the aquatic and terrestrial habitat essential for the state’s
fisheries to exist at abundant, self-sustaining levels. CSPA is a
non-profit, tax deductible, public benefit organization that represents
prominent fishing organizations across the state and individual members
committed to conserving the state’s fishery resources and habitat.
CSPA focuses much of its effort in communicating and working with
governmental agencies, policy makers and fishery managers to ensure they
have the support they need to protect the public’s fishery legacy at
self-sustaining levels.
When this focus isn’t
successful, CSPA utilizes political action and litigation to assisting
in realizing its critical conservation objectives both
of which have been found to be necessary and effective tools.
