The California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout (CAC) was re-established by the Legislature in 1983 in response to public concern about declining populations of salmon and steelhead.
The re-establishment was pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 19, Chapter 141 of the Statues of 1983. Chapter 1686 of the Statutes of 1984 later codified the Committee. The predecessor committee was a five member Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout established in 1970 pursuant to Assembly Concurrent Resolution 64, Chapter 124, Statutes of 1970. The original five members were: William F. Grader, Joseph Paul, Vernon J. Smith, John Pelnar and Edmund Kohlhauf.
The role of the public committee is to advise the Director of Fish and Wildlife and the Legislature, via the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (JCFA,) on salmon and steelhead issues within California that are of concern to the public.
The CAC consists of eleven (11) members and their alternates. CAC members are appointed by the JCFA.
Meeting agendas
2018: 2018-8-2 Agenda, 2018-10-25 Agenda
2019: 2019-3-20 Agenda, 2019-7-25 Agenda and Minutes, 2019-10-24 Agenda
2020: 2020-1-9 Agenda 2020-3-11 Agenda, 2020-7-27 Agenda - DAM REMOVAL UPDATE: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project, 2020-10-29 Agenda and Minutes
2021: 2021-1-21 Agenda and Minutes, 2021-5-6 Agenda
2022: 2022-5-26 Agenda, 2022-9-8 Agenda
Authorizing Statutes
1983 Senate Resolution No. 19 - Relative to salmon and steelhead trout fishery
1984 Statutes Chapter 1686 - CAC membership
CACSST Annual Reports
An Environmental Tragedy (1971)
A Conservation Opportunity (1972)
Supporting Documents
North Coast Basins Report (1987)
Hallock-Sacramento River System Salmon & Steelhead Problems & Enhancement Opportunities (1988)
WRC Report 13 - Research & Extension Program (1988)
Meyer - Benefits from present and future salmon and steelhead production (1988)
Shasta Salmon Salvage Efforts: Coleman National Fish Hatchery on Battle Creek, 1895–1992
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Plan 1999
Steelhead Report Card Legislative and Administrative reports
1997 California Steelhead Report-Restoration Card - A Report to the Legislature
2000 California Steelhead Report-Restoration Card - Report to the Legislature
2007 California Steelhead Fishing Report-Restoration Card - A Report to the Legislature
2015 California Steelhead Report and Restoration Card Program: 2006-2011 - Administrative Report
History
Resolution Honoring CAC for 50 Years of Salmon Restoration (2006)
Relevant Legislation and Fish and Game Code Sections
California Fish & Game Code Section 2762
California Fish & Game Code Section 6920-24
California Fish & Game Code Section 7380-82
California Fish & Game Code Section 7660-62
CACSST Bylaws:
CACSST Bylaws adopted January 30, 2018
Other Items of Interest:
California Environmental Flows Framework
California's Salmon and Steelhead -The Struggle to Restore an Imperiled Resource by A. Lufkin
Contact Information
Videos
On the Edge - A provocative documentary that traces the decline of California's once great fisheries and argues that recovery is possible. (29 min.) Katherine Domeny Productions (used with permission)
Return of the Kings - Northern California Salmon Restoration Video from 1987, Narrated by Raymond Burr. Produced by the California Salmon Stamp Committee and Others.
Related Links
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
CDFW Steelhead Fishing Report and Restoration Card
Environmental Protection Agency