SCH Number 2021100056

Project Info

Title

Pink (Ocean) Shrimp, Pandalus jordani, Fishery Management Plan (FMP)

Description

The proposed project would establish a management framework for the California pink shrimp commercial trawl fishery through an FMP. The range of this fishery is limited by a combination of biological and regulatory factors. Pink shrimp are found at depth shallower than 1,200 feet (~360 meters) in sandy mud habitat. Shrimp trawling is currently prohibited inside state waters (Fish & Game Code sections 8833, 8835, 8836, & 8842); it is also subject to exclusion from the federal essential fish habitat conservation areas (EFHCA; 50 CFR §§ 660.11, 660.12, & 660.79). Figure 1 (attached) represents the project’s areas of potential effects by incorporating the maximum depth where pink shrimp occurs, the limit of the state jurisdiction, and existing EFHCAs. While this area spans the coast of California, California’s pink shrimp fishery predominately occurs north of Point Conception with landing occurring at ports within Del Norte, Humboldt, and San Luis Obispo counties.

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