Second re-adoption of amendment of Section 180.15 of Title 14, California Code of Regulations, regarding commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery, for 90 days
Summary
SCH Number
2025121111
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Second re-adoption of amendment of Section 180.15 of Title 14, California Code of Regulations, regarding commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery, for 90 days
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/24/2025
Document Description
Coonstripe shrimp (Pandalus danae) support a commercial trap fishery centered in northern California, from the California/Oregon border to and including Monterey Bay. Coonstripe fishery gear has been implicated in four whale entanglements: one in 2017 near Crescent City, two in 2024 near San Francisco, and one in 2025 near Monterey Bay. With declining opportunities in other fisheries (i.e., salmon, groundfish), there is a growing concern with the potential for more commercial fishermen to turn to coonstripe fishing, increasing gear usage in the fishery and further increasing the risk of marine life entanglement. The fishery operates in areas, and at times of the year, with relatively high densities of whales, including species federally listed under the Endangered Species Act. Therefore, the California Fish and Game Commission proposes to readopt for a subsequent 90 days the emergency amendment of Section 180.15 to address marine life entanglement risk in the commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery.
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
California Fish and Game Commission
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Arcata, Arroyo Grande, Atherton, Belmont, Belvedere, Blue Lake, Booneville, Brisbane, Buellton, Burlingame, Camarillo, Cambria, Capitola, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carpinteria, Cloverdale, Colma, Corte Madera, Cotati, Covelo, Crescent City, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Eureka, Fairfax, Ferndale, Fillmore, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Foster City, Goleta, Grover Beach, Guadalupe, Half Moon Bay, Healdsburg, Hillsborough, Huntington Beach, La Jolla, La Mesa, Larkspur, Lompoc, Marina, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Monterey, Moorpark, Morro Bay, Newport Beach, Novato, Ocean waters where coonstripe shrimp fishing takes place, Oceanside, Ojai, Orange, Oxnard, Pacific Grove, Pacifica, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, Point Arena, Port Hueneme, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Rio Dell, Ross, San Anselmo, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Santa Paula, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Simi Valley, Solvang, Sonoma, South San Francisco, Thousand Oaks, Tiburon, Trinidad, Ukiah, Ventura, Watsonville, Willits, Windsor, Woodside
Counties
Del Norte, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Ventura
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Ocean waters where coonstripe shrimp fishing takes place
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Classes 7 and 8; California Code of Regulations, Title 14, sections 15307 and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The class 7 and class 8 exemptions apply to agency actions to assure the maintenance, restoration, and enhancement of natural resources and the environment, respectively. The Commission approved the emergency regulation by relying on the categorical exemptions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15307 (Action by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources), the class 7 exemption, and Section 15308 (Action by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), the class 8 exemption.
County Clerks
Del Norte, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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