Amend Section 29.15 of Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Regarding Recreational Take of Abalone
Summary
SCH Number
2025121100
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Amend Section 29.15 of Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Regarding Recreational Take of Abalone
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/24/2025
Document Description
The proposed amendment to Section 29.15 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) will extend the fishery closure/moratorium ten years to April 1, 2036. No other changes to Section 29.15 are being proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
California Fish and Game Commission
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Ventura
Regions
Statewide
Waterways
Ocean waters, statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 7 and 8, Sections 15307 and 15308, Title 14, California Code of Regulations
Reasons for Exemption
For purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, the Commission relied on the Class 7 and Class 8 categorical exemptions. In general, both exemptions apply to agency actions to protect natural resources and the environment. The current regulation closed the abalone recreational fishery until April 1, 2026. The continued trend of unprecedented environmental and biological stressors (including warmer than normal waters and decreasing food resources leading to starvation conditions) have substantially decreased the abalone population below sustainable levels. Keeping the fishery closed for an additional ten years, until April 1, 2036 will further protect the population and improve the chances of recovery.
County Clerks
Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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