Chapter 6 Conservation Goals and Priorities
conservation efforts. The plan is a valuable tool for informing planning at regional and local levels. Additional information about CFACC is available from its website http://capefeararch.org. 6.9.6 Cape Fear River Partnership (CFRP) The Cape Fear River Partnership was formed in 2011 to restore and demonstrate the value of robust, productive, and self-sustaining stocks of migratory fish in the Cape Fear River. The partnership includes key federal, state, local, academic, and other organizations in the region that are working together on a multi-year action plan to provide long-term, habitat-based solutions for the most pressing challenges for migratory fish. The Cape Fear River Basin Action Plan for Migratory Fish, published in 2013, outlines problems related to the health of migratory fish stocks and recommends actions to restore fish passage and improve habitat and water quality to revitalize fish populations and improve overall condition of the river. The partnership evaluates its efforts through goals and objectives associated with: increased fish populations (as measured by catch-per-unit efforts, improved age structure, and other techniques); increased recreational fishing success for Shad, Striped Bass, and River Herring (as measured by creel surveys); and a reopened native Striped Bass and River Herring harvest in the Cape Fear River. The partnership successfully got underway through the US Army Corps of Engineers’ construction of a new fish passage structure at Lock and Dam 1 on the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. 6.9.7 Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) The mission of the Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) is to develop and implement strategies for a community conservation vision that builds awareness, protection, and stewardship of Chatham County’s natural resources. The CCP is a partnership of government agencies, local land trusts, local conservation organizations, colleges, private businesses, and landowners who share the common interest of developing a sustainable county focused on the preservation of its natural resources and rural and agricultural heritage. To achieve its goals, the CCP provides a forum for public discourse on sustainable land use, serves as an educational resource on land conservation and management tools, facilitates collaborative efforts among members to achieve common conservation objectives, and promotes the role science plays in responsible sustainable land use. The CCP has created an innovative tool, the Comprehensive Conservation Plan, to help with land protection and development decisions in Chatham County. Additional information about the CCP is available from its website https://www.chathamconservation.org/ .
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