Amendments to Title 14, CCR: White Sturgeon Catch-and-Release Fishing
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025060380
Lead Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Amendments to Title 14, CCR: White Sturgeon Catch-and-Release Fishing
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/20/2025
Document Description
The California Fish and Game Commission amended multiple regulations related to white sturgeon sport fishing for the 2026 season and onward. The amendments will continue catch-and-release fishing regulations that were established by emergency regulatory action on Sept. 6, 2024. Existing emergency regulations will expire in Sept. 2025 following readoption in Dec. 2024 (extension 1) and May 2025 (extension 2). The current amendments are necessary to continue catch-and-release fishing through candidacy under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) and after the Commission takes action on the CESA listing status of white sturgeon, regardless of the chosen action, to both ensure the species is protected from over-harvest and that losses to the recreational fishing industry are mitigated. The amendments also change the sturgeon fishing report card from a year-long season (Jan. 1 though Dec. 31) to match the sturgeon fishing season established by emergency action (Oct. 1 through June 30).
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
California Fish and Game Commission
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Information
Where sturgeon are found
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Final Environmental Document Available at
715 P Street, 16th floor, Sacramento CA 95814
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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