Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
Novmber 19, 2019 - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 112
Sacramento, CA
Press Releases, Articles and Letters:
2017-9-1 Senator McGuire Letter to Director Dougherty
Sen. McGuire to host important hearing on Dungeness crab season - KRCRTV
Bodega Bay crab fleet to sit out Dungeness opener to avoid whales, urging other ports to do same
Video:
Archived video (scroll to or search for 11/19/2019 “Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture” hearing)
Live feed - see Today's Events 11/19/2019 (on right)
Agenda:
Background:
Presenter biographies:
- Charlton Bonham
- Benson Yee
- Sonke Mastrup
- Susan Rotwein
- Noah Oppenheim
- Dr. Robert Lusardi
- Mark Lancaster
- James E. Davis
- Michael Keever
- Amy Bailey
Presentations and/or outlines:
- Benson Yee - California Department of Public Health
- Susan Rotwein - California Coast Crab Association testimony and photo
- Mark Lancaster - 5 Counties Salmonid Conservation Program
- James E. Davis, Amy Bailey and Michael Keever - Caltrans presentations
Additional background information:
Crab information:
Latest CDPH domoic acid testing results for: Dungeness and rock crab 11-20-2019
2019 Preseason Coastal Dungeness Crab Quality Test Fishery Results for WA, OR and CA
2019-2020 Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery - Frequently Asked Questions
OR Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed due to crab quality until at least Dec. 16
Shellfish Safety Notification: Consumers Warned not to eat the Viscera of Dungeness Crab - CDPH notice
CDFW Director Issues Declaration to Delay Commercial Dungeness Crab Season South of Mendocino/Sonoma County Line --- Declaration
CDFW NOTICE: Preliminary Determination of Significant Entanglement Risk, November 1, 2019
The California Current Marine Heatwave Tracker – An experimental tool for tracking marine heatwaves
Marine Heatwave in the Pacific Shrinks from “Blob” in Size, Retreats Farther Offshore
Dungeness crab fishing season delayed due to whale and sea turtle entanglement risk
Dungeness commercial crab season likely to be delayed over risks to whales
California preliminarily delays opening of Dungeness crab season by eight days
Local fishermen, businesses impacted by delay of Dungeness crab fishing season
California Crab Season Delayed to Nov. 23 to Protect Whales From Entanglement - CBD release
CalTrans Fish Passage Reports to the Legislature:
Fish Passage Status and the State Highway System (April 2018)
SB 857, Kuehl (2005), Fish Passages and Streets and Highway Code Section 156.1
Caltrans Fish Passage Advisory Committee
- Caltrans Fish Passage Priorities, Active Projects and Remediations
- Connectivity
- Engineering
- Science
- Training
State of the Salmonids: Status of California’s Emblematic Fishes 2017
Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program
- Addressing Connectivity - the Fishery, Ecosystem and Economic Benefits of Fish Passage
- Statewide Barrier Inventory
‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides With Tribe in Salmon Case
Highways, salmon habitat collide in tribal treaty case
Links to State and Federal Guidelines on Fish Barriers:
- Optimizing Fish Passage Barrier Removal in California While Considering Climate Change Effects - A white paper produced by the California Fish Passage Forum - April 2014
- Fish Passage Improvements in California Watersheds (2013)
- Guidelines for Salmonid Passage at Stream Crossings (NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service)
- California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual (State of California)
- Best Management Practices to Minimize Adverse Effects to Pacific Lamprey - April 2010 (US Fish and Wildlife Service)