California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group Archive
Updates, Recommendations, and Summaries
- 2020 Annual Meeting Highlights & Next Steps (September 29-October 1, 2020)
- Summary of Key Highlights: Meeting to Discuss Draft RAMP Regulations, January 15, 2020
- 2019-20 Updates & Recommendations Memo
- Working Group’s Work Plan, May-October 2019
- March 26, 2019 Working Group Statement
- 2018-2019 Recommendations Memo
- 2017-18 RAMP Pilot Lessons Learned Summary
- 2017-2018 Updates & Recommendations to Reduce Risk of Whale Entanglements – January 10, 2018
- Administrative Update: Working Group Progress, March 2017
- 2016 Working Group Recommendations and Next Steps, October 24, 2016
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, June 26, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- June 26, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Available Data, June 26 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of June 26, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, June 9, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- June 9, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Available Data, 6/9 Risk Assessment June 9, 2020
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of June 9, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, May 26, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- May 26, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Available Data, May 26 Risk Assessment May 22, 2020
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of May 26, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, May 11, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- May 11, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Available Data, May 11 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of May 11, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, April 27, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- April 27, 2020 Meeting Agenda – updated on 4/24
- Available Data, April 27 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of April 27, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, April 9, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- April 9, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Available Data, April 9 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of April 9, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, March 25, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- March 25, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Available Data: 2019-2020 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of March 25, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, March 9, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- Meeting Agenda
- Available Data: 2019-2020 Risk Assessment, March 9, 2020
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of March 9, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, February 7, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- Meeting Agenda – UPDATED
- Available Data: February 7, 2020 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of February 7, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, January 8, 2020 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- Meeting Agenda
- Available Data: 2019-2020 Risk Assessment January 3, 2019
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of January 8, 2020.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, December 4, 2019 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- Meeting Agenda
- Available Data: 2019-20 Risk Assessment
- The Working Group Webinar’s Public Session will take place following a closed-door session of the Working Group on the morning of December 4, 2019.
- Working Group Webinar, Public Session, October 31, 2019 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- Working Group Meeting, Public Session, October 15, 2019 | RAMP Risk Assessment
- 2019-20 Preseason Risk Assessment (October 18, 2019)
- Meeting Agenda
- Available Data: 2019-2020 Pre-Season Risk Assessment– Compiled for October 15, 2019, Working Group Discussion (last updated October 14, 2019)
- Working Group Webinar, September 26, 2019: Conference Call Summary
- Meeting Agenda
- Leatherback Aerial Surveys Plots, September 2019
- CDFW Draft Integrated RAMP Straw Proposal
- Working Group feedback submitted on draft Integrated RAMP Straw Proposal
- Draft 2019-20 Risk Assessment Process Steps
- 2019-20 Management Implementation Considerations & Questions
- 2019-20 RAMP Management Recommendations Form
- Public comments:
- September 4-5, 2019: Working Group Meeting Summary
- March 26, 2019: Working Group Meeting Summary
The Working Group has been meeting since September 2015. A complete archive of meeting summaries from in-person meetings and conference calls may be found here.
Working Group Products
- 2019-2020 Best Fishing Practices Guide: The Working Group has updated the Best Practices Guide for the 2019-2020 fishing season.
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (RAMP) Overview
- Working Group Fact Sheet
- Guidelines for Research and Development Projects (February 2019)
- The Working Group’s Statement of Research Priorities
- Aerial Survey Reports
Public Comments
- Submitted April 12, 2019
- George Castagnola, Attorney- Dated April 12, 2019 – Provided comments related to lost fishing gear in relation to the April 15, 2019 closure
- Submitted March 2019
- George Hamlin, Commercial Fisherman- Dated March 21, 2019 – Provided comments related to strategies to reduce whale entanglements in California Dungeness crab fishing gear
Additional Resources
- Guidelines for Research and Development Projects (February 2019)
- Current Working Group Advisors and Collaborators
- Presentations from New Working Group Participant’s Orientation on September 3, 2019
- CDFW Guidance for Testing Trap Fishing Gear Modifications (June 2019)
- The California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group was seeking nominations for specific representatives to serve on the Working Group. The deadline was by May 15, 2019.
- Working Group Letters of Support
- April 6, 2018: Letter of Support to Assembly Budget Subcommittee 3: Support for the Governor’s 2018-2019 Draft Budget, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Budget (3600) $500k for Whale Protection Risk Assessment and Management Program
- April 6, 2018: Letter of Support to Senate Budget Subcommittee 2: Support for the Governor’s 2018-2019 Draft Budget, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Budget (3600) $500k for Whale Protection Risk Assessment and Management Program
- April 5, 2018: Letter of Support to Senator McGuire: SB 1309 Fishing: Fisheries Omnibus Bill of 2018
- CA Department of Fish and Wildlife Dungeness Crab webpage
- NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region marine mammal disentanglement webpage
- NOAA 2015 Whale Entanglements off the West Coast of the United States
- NOAA 2016 West Coast Entanglement Summary
- Dungeness Crab Task Force webpage
Related Resources
Staff Contact
Katie Cieri
Sustainable Fisheries and
Aquaculture Program Manager
Katie.Cieri@resources.ca.gov
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