Amend Sections 132.2 and 705; Add Section 132.7, Title 14, CCR, Re: Dungeness Crab
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Summary
SCH Number
2019078088
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning
(CDFW)
Document Title
Amend Sections 132.2 and 705; Add Section 132.7, Title 14, CCR, Re: Dungeness Crab
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/17/2019
Document Description
The proposed project would establish a statewide lost or abandoned gear retrieval program designed to incentivize the removal of lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab traps after the close of the fishing season, thereby reducing interactions with marine life (i.e. entanglement risk) and the marine environment
Contact Information
Name
Craig Shuman
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Other Location Info
Statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
Classes 7 and 8 exempt agency actions for the protection of natural resources and the environment, respectively. The proposed project would reduce potential interactions between lost and abandoned crab trap gear and marine life by incentivizing their removal after the close of the season.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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