Coastal Advocacy Adventures Podcast

By Shane Bonnot

What's Coastal Advocacy Adventures Podcast about?

Coastal Conservation Association's podcast to discuss marine conservation, habitat, fishing and variety of coastal topics. Check us out @cca_texas and @shanebonnot.

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Coastal Advocacy Adventures Podcast episodes:

06.06.2023
Episode 50: David Aparicio & Mario Marquez
David Aparicio is a 3rd generation commercial fishermen and 1st generation oyster farmer, and Mario Marquez is an oyster aquaculture specialist working for Sea Grant. Both men know their way around an oyster. Tune in to learn about oyster farm...
06.14.2022
Episode 49: Hannah Kaplan
Hannah Kaplan - owner and operator of Barrier Beauties - discusses her oyster farm near Bolivar, the ins and outs of the permitting process, and future possibilities for her operations. Hannah and her team have braved new waters and have...
05.17.2022
Episode 48: Bringing Baffin Back
Dr. Mike Wetz joins Shane and John to highlight a new initiative called Bringing Baffin Back. Bringing Baffin Back (BBB) is a sustained commitment to dramatically improve the health of Baffin Bay and the surrounding economy through partnerships between scientists...
03.10.2022
Episode 47: More Oysters
We all want more oysters, and in the process of considering management options for the fishery, we need to prioritize the value of oyster IN the water. Comment today - https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/public_comment/proposals/202203_oyster.phtml
12.17.2021
Episode 46: McLeod And Weiss
Scott McLeod and Mike Weiss are retired TPWD game wardens and residents in Rockport Texas. Listen in as they visit with John Blaha and Shane Bonnot, sharing their perspective on the status of the oyster fishery in Texas.
11.16.2021
Episode 45: Casey Shedd of AFTCO
Casey Shedd of AFTCO (American Fishing Tackle Company)sits down with Pat Murray and Shane Bonnot to discuss the AFTCO brand, the Shedd family conservation legacy, and why fishing matters. Unparalleled quality, performance and reliability - this not only applies to...
10.06.2021
Episode 44: Freeze recovery wrap up with Pat Murray
Shane and Pat discuss the recreational angler's response to the emergency rule to help speckled trout stocks rebound after the devastating February 2021 freeze.
03.24.2021
Episode 43: Recovering From the Texas Freeze - A Discussion With Pat Murray
Pat and Shane discuss the impacts of the February 14-19, 2021 freeze event on Texas coastal fisheries, conservation ethics and the responsibility we have as individuals to participate in the recovery of spotted seatrout populations. Pat also provides some historical...
03.08.2021
Episode 42: Troy Rabago - A beached dream
Troy recently took a trip to Mexico to retrieve a sail boat that he purchased to begin his life long dream of sailing. He went from sailing calm, beautiful seas to being in a fight for survival against an angry...
02.22.2021
Episode 41: Sabine Skiffs with Brian Little
Brian Little - owner/operator of Sabine Skiffs discusses conservation, fishing, philosophy of life and designing/building some of the hottest poling skiffs on the market today. It was a pleasure to spend time with a kindred spirit and record this episode....
08.06.2020
Episode 40: Dagger Island featuring Paul Silva
Dagger Island is an island in Nueces County, Texas and part of Aransas Pass, Texas. At one point in time, Dagger Island was a nearly continuous, solid island separating Corpus Christi Bay and Redfish Bay. Erosion, primarily from increased ship...
07.23.2020
Episode 39: Flatsworthy
Shane, David Sikes, Dr. David McKee and Captain Chuck Naiser discuss Flatsworthy - Diverse Anglers, Mutual Respect. FlatsWorthy, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization, is a coalition of diverse anglers practicing mutual respect while sharing the same resource. They accomplish their...
05.26.2020
Episode 38: Patrick D. Murray
Patrick D. "Pat" Murray, President of Coastal Conservation Association, sits down with Shane to discuss conservation, angler science, and the "art of fishing". Pat has served in a variety of positions within the organization in his 20-year tenure, including leadership...
12.02.2019
Episode 37: Decline Of The Southern Flounder
Listen in to the 3rd annual flounder discussion with Kevin Burns and Wayne Pedigo. Shane and the guys talk about the continued decline of southern flounder stocks and some potential options to help recover the fishery to historical numbers. Disclaimer...
11.13.2019
Episode 36: Friends Of RGV Reef
Shane sits down with Gary Glick from Friends of RGV Reef. RGV reef is a 1650-acre artificial reef 12 miles from South Padre Island. Have a listen to this episode and then go on over to http://www.rgvreef.com/ and like their...
04.24.2019
Episode 35: Oyster Mariculture
Shane discusses Oyster Mariculture in Texas with Dr. Joe Fox and Brad Lomax. Dr. Fox is Chair for Marine Resource Development at Harte Research Institute and Brad is the president and founder of Water Street Restaurants. Both of these dudes...
02.14.2019
Episode 34: Legendary James Fox
Shane and John share an afternoon with James Fox and his wife, Laura, to discuss guiding on the mid-Texas coast. This legend and pony-tail rocking icon of the Texas Coast has plenty to share about the redfish wars, conservation issues,...
01.17.2019
Episode 33: The Speckled Truth
Shane Bonnot and John Blaha talk with Chris Bush, the mastermind behind The Speckled Truth (http://www.thespeckledtruth.com/). The Speckled Truth is your one stop shop for tips, tactics, insights, and conservation-minded content for catching (and releasing) big trout. Subjects discussed: Trout conservation,...
12.03.2018
Episode 32: Perspectives on Flounder Stocks
Wayne Pedigo, Captain Mark, Captain Reagan, Kevin Burns and Shane share their thoughts on flounder stocks in Texas and ruminate on various other fishing related topics.
11.15.2018
Episode 31: TAMU - ARTF
Dr. Todd Sink, Dr. Delbert Gatlin and Brian Ray discuss aquaculture research and its relevance to marine fisheries conservation. If you'd like to learn more about their work or stop by for a visit, check them out at https://wfsc.tamu.edu/facilities/aquacultural-research-and-teaching-facility/
09.27.2018
Episode 30: Yeti Fishing with Evan Russell
Yeti's own Evan Russell discusses his role as fishing marketing manager for Yeti and shares his thoughts on various topics relevant to the fishing industry.
08.09.2018
Episode 29: The Modern Fish Act
Jeff Angers, President of the Center for Sportfishing Policy, discusses the Modern Fish Act and its importance to federal fisheries management.
04.16.2018
Episode 28: CCA Texas STAR Tournament
Shane sits down with the CCA Texas STAR staff to discuss the 2018 State of Texas Anglers Rodeo. Bill and Dylan share some stories from previous years and explain the new guide's division for 2018. https://www.startournament.org/
04.09.2018
Episode 27: Slow Ride Guide Services with Dean Thomas and Carrie Scruggs
Dean Thomas and Carrie Scruggs join us on this episode to talk about guiding on the flats of the Coastal Bend, Hurricane Harvey, dangers of kayak fishing and much more.
03.27.2018
Episode 26: Half Moon Reef
Mark Dumesnil, Dr. Jennifer Pollack, Bill Balboa, Dave Buzan and Captain Bink Grimes sit down to talk about Half Moon Reef, 54-acres of restored oyster habitat in Matagorda Bay. In 2013, the Nature Conservancy partnered with the Army Corps of...
03.14.2018
Episode 25: Building Conservation Trust and Bay Flats Lodge: Building the Future for Marine Habitat
Coastal Conservation Association's National Habitat Program, Building Conservation Trust (BCT), was created to provide vital funding for grassroots driven habitat projects. BCT strives to be the largest marine habitat restoration, enhancement and creation entity in the United States. BCT and...
03.08.2018
Episode 24: So You want to be a fishing guide...
In this episode we sit down with Harold Dworaczyk, Jason Wagenfehr and Setven Boldt to talk about what it takes to be a guide at Bay Flats Lodge in Sea Drift Texas. These fishing dudes share a ton of great...
02.16.2018
Episode 23: Tarpon Tales with Scott Alford and Bryan Treadway
So much to discuss...so little time. We naively went into this episode thinking we could cover several items but quickly realized that we'd barely have time to scratch the surface on a single topic. Scott Alford and Bryan Treadway (a.k.a...
01.25.2018
Episode 22: Status Of The Fishery With Dr. Mark Fisher
Dr. Mark Fisher gives us a brief overview of our coastal fisheries, Hurricane Harvey and the winter of 2018. Lots of excellent information is shared in this quick episode!
10.26.2017
Episode 21: Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou is a natural pass connecting Mesquite Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Throughout recorded history is has been opened and closed by both natural and man-made influences. It was last re-opened in 2014 and has been the topic...
10.04.2017
Episode 20: Fishing and Reflections - An Afternoon with Kacee Bones
In this episode, Kacee Bones and her husband Stephen open up their home to discuss sheonthefly.com, Hurricane Harvey, sight cast fishing on the middle coast, destination fly fishing trips, and recent on-goings at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
09.22.2017
Episode 19: The Status of Galveston Trout With Captain Steve Hillman
Captain Steve Hillman joins the podcast to talk about fishing in Galveston Bay, habitat loss, effects of flooding and droughts, speckled trout management, and a variety of other topics. Trout juvenile recruitment numbers in the upper coast have been fairly...
08.04.2017
Episode 18: San Luis Pass Drownings and Saltwater Recon
Shane, Kevin, and Urs sit down to talk about recent drownings at San Luis Pass and actions Brazoria County may take in light of recent events. We also discuss Saltwater Recon, Sea Center Texas, Kevin's Cooking, and some oyster regulations.
06.24.2017
Episode 17: Steve's Lures
In this episode we meet up with Matagorda Matt, Steve Brown, and Shawn Porche at K6 Island Sports in Jamaica Beach to talk about the art of making quality lures, the Brown Family tradition, fishing tournaments, and a variety of...
06.12.2017
Episode 16: Public Oyster Reefs
Wonder what Texas is proposing to protect our public oyster reefs? Have a listen to this episode to find out! Shane is a guest on the Moore Outdoors Radio Show (KLVI AM 560) and talks with Chester about efforts to protect...
05.08.2017
Episode 15: Gulf Coast Outdoors feat. Ms. Kitty
Paul Thorburn and Andrew Bruhl of Gulf Coast Outdoors sit down with Shane at Kitty's Purple Cow in Surfside Beach to discuss Gulf Coast Outdoors, surf fishing, the power of social media, the topwater bite, school interfering with fishing, kayaking...
04.04.2017
Episode 14: The Legendary Chickenboy and chickenboylures
Joe Moughon, creator and mastermind behind chickenboylures, takes a break from the Houston Fishing Show to talk with us about the art of catching flounder, what makes his lures so special, his inspiration for naming lures, and as he states...
03.21.2017
Episode 13: Dr. Greg Stunz and the Center for Sportsfish Research and Conservation
Listen and learn as Dr. Greg Stunz and Shane talk about fishing and fisheries research at the Center for Sportsfish Science and Conservation. Topics include catch and release survival of speckled trout and red snapper, red drum migration, Cedar Bayou,...
03.06.2017
Episode 12: Fuiman And Kaiser - The Science Of Aquaculture
Dr. Lee Fuiman and Jeff Kaiser discuss fisheries and aquaculture research projects at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas. Topics include snook, state record flounder, pigfish as a bait, spawning fish, "Pepper" the spotted redfish, nutrition...
02.22.2017
Episode 11: McKee And Sandifer - Salt Of The Earth
Captain Billy Sandifer and Dr. David McKee reminisce days gone by, growing up in the 1950-1960's, fishing adventures and conservation efforts. Billy shares with us the origins of the Big Shell Cleanup, ongoing efforts and the Friends of Padre group.
02.11.2017
Episode 10: Coastal Brigade
Shane Bonnot, Charriss and Derek York, Ron and Spence McNamara, and David Dellapenna talk about the Sea Star Base Galveston and the Coastal Brigade Program. What is Coastal Brigade? Tune in to this podcast to learn all about this...
01.24.2017
Episode 9: The Fish-Stocking Studs
Dr. Robert Vega, David Abrego, and Paul Cason work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Coastal Fisheries Stock Enhancement Program. They take a little time out of their busy schedules to tell us a little about the hatchery program, the...
01.11.2017
Episode 8: Fishing East Matagorda with Capts. Jerry West And Matagordamatt
In this episode we sit down with Captains Jerry West (http://www.slipawayonthebay.com/) and Matagordamatt David (http://www.captmatagordamatt.com/) to talk about fishing in East Matagorda Bay, 5-fish bag limits on speckled trout, what it takes to become a fishing guide, competition in the...
12.20.2016
Episode 7: Kevin Glass - Texas Game Warden
Kevin and Shane talk about life as a Texas Game Warden, law enforcement, the game warden academy, water safety, spotlighting, office decorations, barb-wire fence crossings, and shooting wascally wabbits.
12.05.2016
Episode 6: The Lakers
Shane Bonnot and Orange County CCA President, Scott Bandy, sit down with Texas Parks and Wildlife's Kirk Blood and Carey Gelpi. Kirk and Carey are two members of the Coastal Fisheries team affectionately known of as "The Lakers." The Lakers...
11.28.2016
Episode 5: A Conversation with Chester Moore
Shane and Chester discuss Chester's career, flounder fishing, Texas Fish and Game, Kingdom Zoo, God's Outdoor TV, the fishing industry, and life in the upper Texas Coast.
11.21.2016
Episode 4: An evening with Jay Watkins and John Blaha - Part 2
Shane and John Blaha sit down with mid-coast fishing guide Jay Watkins to discuss the guide business, fishing friendships, regulations and to share some personal stories. Part 2 of 2.
11.15.2016
Episode 3: An evening with Jay Watkins and John Blaha - Part 1
Shane and John Blaha sit down with mid-coast fishing guide Jay Watkins to discuss the guide business, fishing friendships, regulations and to share some personal stories. Part 1 of 2.
11.14.2016
Episode 2: Flounder Talk With Wayne Pedigo and Kevin Burns
Wayne Pedigo and Kevin Burns take a break from fishing to talk with us about all things southern flounder. Tactics, regulations, flounder biology, and the origin of nicknames are a some of the topics discussed. https://youtu.be/myGIbQm5z9w
10.31.2016
Episode 1: San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site
Shane sits down with Scott Jones of the Galveston Bay Foundation to discuss the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site.

What's Coastal Advocacy Adventures Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Coastal Advocacy Adventures Podcast episodes:

Episode 50: David Aparicio & Mario Marquez

Episode 49: Hannah Kaplan

Episode 48: Bringing Baffin Back

Episode 47: More Oysters

Episode 46: McLeod And Weiss

Episode 45: Casey Shedd of AFTCO

Episode 44: Freeze recovery wrap up with Pat Murray

Episode 43: Recovering From the Texas Freeze - A Discussion With Pat Murray

Episode 42: Troy Rabago - A beached dream

Episode 41: Sabine Skiffs with Brian Little

Episode 40: Dagger Island featuring Paul Silva

Episode 39: Flatsworthy

Episode 38: Patrick D. Murray

Episode 37: Decline Of The Southern Flounder

Episode 36: Friends Of RGV Reef

Episode 35: Oyster Mariculture

Episode 34: Legendary James Fox

Episode 33: The Speckled Truth

Episode 32: Perspectives on Flounder Stocks

Episode 31: TAMU - ARTF

Episode 30: Yeti Fishing with Evan Russell

Episode 29: The Modern Fish Act

Episode 28: CCA Texas STAR Tournament

Episode 27: Slow Ride Guide Services with Dean Thomas and Carrie Scruggs

Episode 26: Half Moon Reef

Episode 25: Building Conservation Trust and Bay Flats Lodge: Building the Future for Marine Habitat

Episode 24: So You want to be a fishing guide...

Episode 23: Tarpon Tales with Scott Alford and Bryan Treadway

Episode 22: Status Of The Fishery With Dr. Mark Fisher

Episode 21: Cedar Bayou

Episode 20: Fishing and Reflections - An Afternoon with Kacee Bones

Episode 19: The Status of Galveston Trout With Captain Steve Hillman

Episode 18: San Luis Pass Drownings and Saltwater Recon

Episode 17: Steve's Lures

Episode 16: Public Oyster Reefs

Episode 15: Gulf Coast Outdoors feat. Ms. Kitty

Episode 14: The Legendary Chickenboy and chickenboylures

Episode 13: Dr. Greg Stunz and the Center for Sportsfish Research and Conservation

Episode 12: Fuiman And Kaiser - The Science Of Aquaculture

Episode 11: McKee And Sandifer - Salt Of The Earth

Episode 10: Coastal Brigade

Episode 9: The Fish-Stocking Studs

Episode 8: Fishing East Matagorda with Capts. Jerry West And Matagordamatt

Episode 7: Kevin Glass - Texas Game Warden

Episode 6: The Lakers

Episode 5: A Conversation with Chester Moore

Episode 4: An evening with Jay Watkins and John Blaha - Part 2

Episode 3: An evening with Jay Watkins and John Blaha - Part 1

Episode 2: Flounder Talk With Wayne Pedigo and Kevin Burns

Episode 1: San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site