Recreational and commercial groundfish fisheries are managed through a cooperative system of State and federal management agencies. The Fish and Game Commission has taken concurrent action to conform State regulations to federal regulations to ensure consistency with both State and federal laws.
In adopting the groundfish fishing regulations to conform to federal regulations developed by the Pacific Management Council, and adopted by the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Commission relied for purposes of CEQA on the class 7 and 8 categorical exemptions.
Note: See NOE for full details.
