California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Marine Management News

Informational Notice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 21, 2014

California Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting

A California Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) public meeting will be held to discuss commercial and recreational issues surrounding the Dungeness crab fisheries on Tuesday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The meeting will commence Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at:


Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Cabernet II Room 200 S School St. Ukiah, CA, 95482

Multiple issues may be discussed, including:

- commercial trap limit program to date

- changes in the commercial fishery over the last 10 years

- implications for commercial fishery management

- latent commercial permits

- tri-state commercial fishery issues

- establishing a recreational fishery work group

- Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessels (CPFVs) and the Dungeness crab recreational fishery


Limited copies of meeting materials will be provided at the meeting and will be posted to the DCTF website.

Members of the public are invited to provide comment following each agenda item; an opportunity to provide public comment on non-agenda topics will also be made available on each day of the meeting. To provide public comment, please fill out a "Request to Speak" card, which will be located at the entrance to the meeting room. A meeting summary will be made available via the DCTF website.

Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to info@dungenesscrabtaskforce.com or (805) 845-9852. Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this DCTF meeting should contCaact Rachelle Fisher (rachelle@strategicearth.com or 805-845-9852).

Visit the DCTF website for the meeting agenda and to access support materials. Additional support materials may also be posted prior to the meeting date.

The DCTF was established pursuant to the requirements of Senate Bill 369. The DCTF will review the current management of the Dungeness crab fishery including the commercial Dungeness crab trap limit program and recommend potential Dungeness crab management changes to California legislature and regulators.

For more information about the DCTF, please visit the Ocean Protection Council's website or contact the DCTF Admin Team at info@dungenesscrabtaskforce.com or (805) 845-9852.


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