Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee Meeting – May 29, 2025

California Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) Executive Committee Conference Call

Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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Call-in option: +1 (669) 900-6833 | Meeting ID: 851 3471 8152

Meeting Agenda

Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Conference Call: To provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery and identify priority topics for consideration by the full DCTF membership.

1. Welcome, introductions, and agenda overview.

2. Public comment on non-agenda items.

3. Updates on the Dungeness crab fishery, including, but not limited to, DCTF elections and appointments, the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP), Take Reduction Team, the status of DCTF recommendations, etc.

4. Discuss and consider priority topics identified during the October 2024 DCTF meeting, including, but not limited to:

a. Receive updates about the voluntary post-season lost-gear retrieval efforts recommended by the DCTF and discuss continued interests and concerns with respect to lost gear retrieval.

b. Discuss surface buoy marking requirements.

c. Explore the use of buoy trackers as a way to reduce and recover lost gear.

5. Identify priority topics for future EC discussions and the fall 2025 DCTF meeting.

6. Adjourn

Agenda items may be taken out of order at the discretion of the DCTF Administrative Team (Admin Team).

* *Public Participation and Comment: All members of the public, including non-EC DCTF members, will be automatically placed on mute upon entering the call. Phone lines will be opened during public comment periods. When the Admin Team opens the call to public comment, you may press *6 to unmute yourself if you wish to provide comments. 

Meeting materials are available. A meeting summary will be posted when available.

Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to info@dungenesscrabtaskforce.com or 714-330-7976. Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this DCTF meeting should contact Rachelle Fisher (rachelle@strategicearth.com or 714-330-7976) no later than five days prior to the meeting. 

For more information about the DCTF please visit the DCTF website.