2020 Recreational Purple Sea Urchin Emergency Rule
Summary
SCH Number
2020030170
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
2020 Recreational Purple Sea Urchin Emergency Rule
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/5/2020
Document Description
The proposed project would amend section 29.06 to Title 14, CCR to temporarily allow unlimited recreational take of Purple Sea Urchin inside Caspar Cove, Mendocino Co. The project is designed to test the public's ability to help control urchin population in degraded Northern California kelp forests.
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
CA Fish and Game Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Mendocino
Other Location Info
State ocean waters west of Caspar Headlands State Beach, Mendocino County (locally known as "Caspar Cove")
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
Statutory exemption for emergency action applies to actions taken in response to emergencies. Glass 7 and 8 categorical exemptions exempt actions for the protection of natural resources and the environment, respectively. The proposed project qualifies because it is designed to help save the last remaining stands of kelp for the benefit of species dependent on kelp & whole ecosystem in Northern California (See Attachment).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 7 & 8; 14 CCR 15307 & 15308
Reasons for Exemption
Statutory exemption for emergency action applies to actions taken in response to emergencies. Glass 7 and 8 categorical exemptions exempt actions for the protection of natural resources and the environment, respectively. The proposed project qualifies because it is designed to help save the last remaining stands of kelp for the benefit of species dependent on kelp & whole ecosystem in Northern California (See Attachment).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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