CA Commercial Dungeness Crab Fleet Advisory 2/17/2022
Summary
SCH Number
2022020457
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7
(CDFW)
Document Title
CA Commercial Dungeness Crab Fleet Advisory 2/17/2022
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/18/2022
Document Description
On February 17, 2021, the Director of the Department signed a declaration issuing a Fleet Advisory for California commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide in response to marine life entanglement risk.
Contact Information
Name
Ryan Bartling
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Ocean waters statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15307 (Class 7); 15308 (Class 8)
Reasons for Exemption
The exemptions apply to agency actions to protect natural resources and the environment, respectively. This action implements a fishing advisory, which will have the overall effect of reducing the entanglement risk by educating fishermen of areas of whale presence and entanglement risk. Therefore, this action is the proper subject of CEQA’s Class 7 and 8 categorical exemptions.