The Florida-based Captains For Clean Water 501(c)3 nonprofit organization was started as a response to what local angling community members recognized as poor water management practices, along with a lack of political will and public awareness. Co-founded by two Florida fishing captains, Capt. Daniel Andrews and Capt. Chris Wittman, the group "never set out to start an organization," as their website states. But the significance and legitimacy of the fight that needed to be fought was enough to form a team and begin working towards its lofty goals.