November 4, 2021 48th Annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum

Joint Committees on Fisheries and Aquaculture
November 4, 2021 - 10:00 a.m.
State Capitol, John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
Sacramento, CA

Click here to view archived video of the hearing

Agenda:

Hearing agenda

Hearing press release and media:

Press release
Data confirms salmon slaughter on California's main river (Courthouse News Service)
'It's bleak': State officials discuss future of Dungeness crab, salmon fisheries (Eureka Times-Standard)

Background:

Presenter biographies:

Biography compilation

Additional information:

Fishery management

2020 Marine Region Year in Review (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
2 020 Marine Region By the Numbers (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
California Marine Life Management Act Master Plan (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
California Marine Protected Areas Decadal Management Review (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
2019 Fisheries of the United States report (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Federal Fishery Disaster Determinations (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Senator McGuire's Fishery Omnibus legislation (SB-80) signed into law

Aquaculture

California Aquaculture Program (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
California Aquaculture Action Plan (Ocean Protection Council & California Sea Grant)

Salmon, water, and dought

Noteworthy salmon fishery statistics (Pacific Fishery Management Council)
CalEPA & Resources Agency letter announcing resumption of SWRCB Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Update Phase I (October 20, 2021)
Salmon hatcheries need updated infrastructure and strategies (CalMatters)
Governor Newsom proclaims statewide drought state of emergency (October 19, 2021)
'No fish means no food': how Yurok women are fighting for their tribe's nutritional health (The Guardian)
Untaming a river: The stakes behind America's largest dam removal (Christian Science Monitor)

Dungeness crab

Committee Address

Staff