Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting Archive Page

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Previous DCTF meetings and materials are listed below, starting with the most recent meetings.

DCTF Meeting #16 – April 23, 2024

• Agenda
• CDFW’s Risk Assessment Mitigation Program: 2024 Program Revision for the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)
  • Proposed regulatory text – Amend section 132.8 (PDF) (Title 14, CCR; shown by strikeout/underline)
  • Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) for RAMP 2.0
  • CDFW Presentation: RAMP 2.0 Overview, April 23, 2024
  • Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #15 – November 2-3, 2023 – Santa Rosa

• Agenda
• DCTF Member Prep Document (agenda items 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)
• Updated Draft Charter – November
• Tri-State Quality testing protocols(agenda items 7,13)
• Sea Otter Backgrounder for the DCTF (agenda item 12)
• May 25, 2023 DCTF Executive Committee Meeting Summary
• July 13, 2023 DCTF Executive Committee Meeting Summary
• CDFW Presentation: Annual Update to the DCTF
• CDFW Presentation: Update on Whales
• CDFW Presentation: Tri-State Dungeness Crab Quality Testing Program
• Nov 2023 DCTF Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #14 – October 25-26, 2022 – Virtual

• Agenda
• Updated Charter – October 2022
• 2021-23 Work Plan
• August 25, 2022 DCTF Executive Committee Meeting Summary
• June 29, 2022 DCTF Executive Committee Meeting Summary
• Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting: Conservation Plan for the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
• Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Sorting Box Procedures FAQs
• Public Comment: Proposal for Whale Safe Fall Harvest via Modified Commercial Crab Gear
• CDFW Presentation: Annual Update to the DCTF, October 25-26, 2022
• CDFW Presentation: Update on Whales, October 25-26, 2022
• CDFW Presentation: Gear Retrieval Program Updates
• CDFW Presentation: DCTF Line Marking Discussion
• October Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #13 – October 27-28, 2021

• Agenda
• Updated Charter – October 2021
• Work Plan 2021-2023
• Senate Bill 80
• 10/26 Risk Assessment Data Package – Data summary that will be used to inform a RAMP risk assessment on 10/26 and may also be referenced during the DCTF meeting
• Gear Servicing Rule Letter provided by Oceana
• CDFW Presentation: Electronic Monitoring Update, October 17, 2021
• CDFW Presentation: Marine Life Entanglement, RAMP, and Conservation Plan Updates
• CCCA Presentation: Industry-led Marine Life Monitoring
• Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #12 – March 17-18, 2021 – Teleconference

• Agenda
• Explanation of proposed changes to Fish and Game Code §8280.3
• Discussion Topics for March 2021 DCTF Meeting
• Senate Bill 80
• Assembly Bill 534
• 2020 West Coast Whale Entanglement Summary
• Letter from DCTF Member, Zach Rotwein for March 17-18, 2021 DCTF Meeting
• Presentation: NOAA Update on Whale Abundance Data
• Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #11 – October 21-22, 2020 – Teleconference

• Agenda
• DCTF Administration (agenda item 3)
  • • Updated Charter – October 2020 –
• Updates (agenda item 4)
  • CDFW Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Account: Worksheet of Projected Balances Resulting from Adjustments to Buoy Tag Fees
  • Domoic Acid Testing Results
  • Senate Bill 1128
  • 2018-19 Dungeness Crab Account Update
  • Presentation: 2020 CDFW Updates to the Dungeness Crab Task Force
• Marine Life Entanglements  (agenda item 5)
  • Draft RAMP Regulations
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan (RAMP) Monthly Operations and the Role of the California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group under the proposed regulations 132.8 Title 14, CCR
  • 2019 West Coast Whale Entanglement Summary
  • Draft 2020 West Coast Whale Entanglement Numbers Through October 14, 2020
  • Presentation: Risk Assessment & Mitigation Plan (RAMP) Regulations Overview and Operation
  • Presentation: Solar Logger Pilot Project
• Executive Committee Follow Up (agenda item 12)
  • West Coast Entanglement Workshop
• Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #10 – June 17, 2020 – Conference Call

• Agenda
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (addition of Section 132.8, Title 14, CCR)
  • Proposed  regulation text to add Section 132.8 (Title 14, CCR)
• Senate Bill 1309
• Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Permit (PDF Form)
• CDFW Presentation: Overview of RAMP Regulations
• Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #9 – October 16-17, 2019 – Santa Rosa

• Agenda
• Meeting Summary
• DCTF Administration
  • DCTF Charter
• Updates
  • CDFW Presentation: 2019 Dungeness Crab Fishery Updates
  • CDFW Newsletter- Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Updates, 9/19/19
  • CDFW Newsletter- Upcoming Regulation Changes for Commercial Dungeness Crab and Other Trap Fisheries, 10/2/19
  • 2017-18 Dungeness Crab Account Summary
  • Coastal Dungeness Crab Tri-State Committee Meeting Summary, May 13-14, 2019
  • Proposed Regulations: Lost or Abandoned Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program
• Marine Life Entanglements
  • Presentation: 2019 Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group Updates
  • CDFW Presentation: Litigation Overview
  • CDFW Presentation: Settlement Interim Management 2019-20
  • CDFW Newsletter – Reducing the Risk of Marine Life Entanglement 9/25/19
  • 2018 West Coast Whale Entanglement Summary
  • Entanglement of Large Whales along the US West Coast – Sept 3, 2019 Presentation
  • Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Overview– Sept 3, 2019 Presentation
• Domoic Acid
  • CDFW Presentation: CA Dungeness Crab Domoic Acid Updates & Biotoxin Management Zones Draft Proposal
• Active Legislation/Regulatory
  • CDFA Commodity Programs
  • CDFA Presentation: Dungeness Crab Commission (AB 1472) – Mark Stone
  • Assembly Bill 1472

DCTF Meeting #8 – June 5-6, 2018 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• Presentation: California Dungeness Crab Fishing Regulations 101
• Draft 2018-19 DCTF Work Plan
• Senate Bill 1310
• Draft Title 14 Gear Retrieval Program Regulatory Text
• Outline of Tri-State Issues for Review by the California Dungeness Crab Task Force
• California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group- April 2018 Key Highlights
• Senate Bill 1309
• California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group- April Meeting Summary
• California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group- RAMP Overview
• NOAA Fisheries 2017 West Coast Entanglement Summary
• Draft RAMP Management Measures Toolbox for Fleet Consideration
• PCFFA Letter: SB 1309 policy development and discussions with CDFW
• Presentation: Gear Retrieval Program, Proposed Concept and Regulations- Updated 6/5/2018
• Presentation: Considerations for July 2018 Tri-State Dungeness Crab Meeting
• Presentation: Whale Entanglement and Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program Update
• Presentation: Title 14 Rulemaking, Surface Gear Limitations and Gear Removal Time
• Abridged Summary of California Dungeness Crab Task Force Votes
• Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #14 – October 16-18, 2017 – Conference Call

• Agenda
• Presentation: Dungeness Crab Fishery Season Updates: 2016-17 Updated 10/11/2017
• List of Sunsetting Fish and Game Codes
• Proposed Redline of Sunsetting Fish and Game Codes
• Options & Considerations: Commercial Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Program
• Options & Considerations: Vessel Lengths
• Options & Considerations: DCTF Beyond 2019
• Considerations for Establishing an Industry-Representative Organization
• Options & Considerations: Operating Under Delayed Conditions
• Options & Considerations: In-Season Waivers 6+ Traps
• SeaDoc Society Scoping Report: Proposed California Department of Fish and Wildlife Dungeness Crab Gear Retrieval Program
• Draft CDFW Gear Retrieval Program Outline
• 2017-18 Best Fishing Practices Guide
• Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group Fact Sheet
• Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group: Draft Management Measures Toolbox Guiding Principles
• California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group: Statement of Research Priorities
• DRAFT Decision Tree: Establishing a California Dungeness Crab Industry-led Organization- Updated 10/11/2017
• CDFW Update to the DCTF: Lost/Abandoned Gear Retrieval Program
• HMBSMA: Lost Gear Recovery- Proposal for Implementation of SB 1287
• Presentation: CDFW Update to DCTF: Lost/Abandoned Gear Retrieval Program
• Presentation: Understanding U.S. west coast whale entanglements
• Presentation: Ocean climate conditions, forage species and whale entanglements off California; 2013-2016
• Presentation: Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group: Development of Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP)
• Abridged​ ​Summary​ ​of​ ​California​ ​Dungeness​ ​Crab​ ​Task​ ​Force​ ​Votes
• Meeting Summary

DCTF Meeting #13 – October 25-26, 2016 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• Survey: Dungeness Crab Industry Survey: Interests and Priorities for an Industry-Representative Organization
• Industry Survey Results Summary, October 2016
• Considerations for Establishing an Industry-Representative Organization
• Senate Bill 1287, including the California Dungeness Crab Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Program
• Frequently Asked Questions: Harmful Algal Blooms and California Fisheries
• Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Program Department Accounting
• Presentation: Preliminary Evaluation of the Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Program (updated January 2017)
• 2016-17 Best Practices Guide to Minimize Whale Entanglement Risk
• Best Practices Guide Letter of Support
• Yochum et al., 2016. Utilizing reflex impairment to assess the role of discard mortality in ‘Size, Sex, and Season’ management for Oregon Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) fisheries
• Cusack, C. 2016. Bioeconomic Simulation Modeling of Fisheries: Three Essays
• Domoic acid questions from PCFFA with responses from CDPH, OEHHA, and CDFW- 10/12/2016
• Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group: 2016 Working Group Recommendations and Next Steps (October 24, 2016)
• Ocean Science Trust Report: Framing the Scientific Opportunities on Harmful Algal Blooms and California Fisheries: Scientific Insights, Recommendations and Guidance for California
• Meeting Summary, Abridged – FINAL
• Meeting Summary – FINAL

DCTF Meeting #12 – October 26-27, 2015 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• California Whale Entanglement Discussion – August 20, 2015, Summary of Key Themes
• California Whale Entanglement Discussion Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group Meeting- Summary of Key Themes, September 21, 2015
• California Whale Entanglement Discussion Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group Meeting- Summary of Key Themes, October 8, 2015
• NMFS updated whale entanglement data (2000-2015)
• Dungeness Crab Commercial Trap Limit Program Evaluation Questions
• CDFW Presentation- Summary of Fisheries Landings 2014-2015 Season & Monitoring and Evaluation Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Program
• California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Program Informational handout
• Public Comment Letter from DCTF Member, Bill Carvalho, October 2015
• Meeting Summary, Abridged – FINAL
• DCTF Meeting summary

DCTF Meeting #11 – October 2014 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings Summary 1915-2011
• CDFW Commercial Fishing Data: Updates Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Program & Summary of Fishery Landings 2013-2014 Season
• Proposal regarding a gear retrieval program for DCTF consideration
• Management Options for the DCTF’s Consideration – revised August 19, 2014
• 2013-2014 Commercial Dungeness Crab Landings Data from CDFW
• Permit Breakdown by Port – revised August 2014
• Memo: Considerations for Supporting Ongoing DCTF Activities 
• Coastal Dungeness Crab Tri-State Committee 2014 Meeting Decisions and Next Steps Summary
• CA Lost Gear Recovery Project Presentation
• Meeting Summary, Abridged – FINAL Updated January 2015
• Meeting Summary – FINAL

DCTF Meeting #10 – April 22 and 23, 2014 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• Coastside Fishing Club proposal: Modifications to the Dungeness crab sport fishery
• California Dungeness Crab Quality Testing Results: 2005-2013
• Proposal by a DCTF Crescent City High Tier Representative
• Proposal by a DCTF San Francisco Low and High Tier Representatives
• Proposal by Eureka High Tier Representative
• Presentation by CDFW: Dungeness Crab Trap Limit Updates and Summary of Landings
• CDFW Analysis- Dungeness Crab Proposed Changes to Sport Fishery and Department Recommendations for DCTF
• Summary of Tri-State Issues
• Proposed Charter Amendment: Executive Committee Operating Procedures
• May 2013 Tri-State Decisions and Next Steps Summary
• Trap Limit Program CDFW Accounting
• Public Comment: Updated April 28, 2014
• Pre-Season Crab Testing Protocols for the Tri-State Coastal Dungeness Crab Commercial Fishery
• Meeting Summary – FINAL
• Meeting Summary, Abridged – FINAL

DCTF Meeting #9 – April 2, 2012 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• Trap Limit Program DRAFT Regulations (updated Mar 30, 2012) – CA Dept. of Fish and Game
• Presentations
  • Trap Limit Program DRAFT Regulations – CA Dept. of Fish and Game
• DCTF Interests
• Meeting Summary – FINAL
• Meeting Summary, Abridged – FINAL

DCTF Meeting #8 – March 12, 2012 – Ukiah

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Task Force Overview – Administrative Team
  • Trap Limit Program DRAFT Regulations – CA Dept. of Fish and Game
• Meeting Summary – FINAL
• Meeting Summary, Abridged – FINAL

DCTF Meeting #7 – August 9, 2010

• FINAL Meeting 7 Summary

DCTF Meeting #6 – June 28, 2010

• FINAL Meeting 6 Summary

DCTF Meeting #5 – February 17 and 18, 2010

• FINAL Meeting 5 Summary

DCTF Meeting #4 – October 21-23, 2009

• FINAL Meeting 4 Summary

DCTF Meeting #3 – October 7 and 8, 2009

• FINAL Meeting 3 Summary

DCTF Meeting #2 – September 8-10, 2009

• FINAL Meeting 2 Summary
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Appendix 3

DCTF Meeting #1 – May 26 and 27, 2009

• FINAL Meeting 1 Summary

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