Commercial Crab Season Delay, Temporary Rec Trap Prohibition In Zones 3-4
Summary
SCH Number
2021110426
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7
(CDFW)
Document Title
Commercial Crab Season Delay, Temporary Rec Trap Prohibition In Zones 3-4
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/29/2021
Document Description
Season delay of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery and temporary prohibition on use of recreational crab traps in Fishing Zones 3-4 (Sonoma/Mendocino County line to Lopez Point); Fishing Advisory statewide
Contact Information
Name
Ryan Bartling
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
ocean waters between the Sonoma/Mendocino County line and Lopez Point
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15307 (Class 7); 15308 (Class 8)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project will delay the opening of the season of the commercial
Dungeness crab fishery and temporarily prohibit the use of recreational crab traps in
response to marine life entanglement risk. Lines and buoys of Dungeness crab traps
pose a marine life entanglement risk, especially for whales and sea turtles migrating
through California waters. The delay/temporary trap prohibition will have the overall
effect of reducing the entanglement risk by preventing traps from being set in areas of
the marine environment where whales and sea turtles are present, and thereby is the
proper subject of CEQA’s Class 7 and 8 categorical exemptions.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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