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Overview of Nearshore Fishery Permits Fish and Game Commission Meeting December 2011.

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1 Overview of Nearshore Fishery Permits Fish and Game Commission Meeting December 2011

2 Nearshore Fishery Permit (Shallow) Species Cabezon CA scorpionfish CA sheephead Greenlings (kelp & rock) Rockfishes: - Black-and-yellow - China - Gopher - Grass - Kelp Restricted Access Program Regional permit Regional capacity goals 2-for-1 permit transfers Nontransferable permits for 20-yr fishermen Hook-and-line, dip net & trap gear-with endorsement

3 Shallow Permit Regions North Coast North-Central Coast South-Central Coast South Coast Cape Mendocino Point Año Nuevo Point Conception

4 Deeper Nearshore Species Fishery Permit (Deeper) Species Rockfishes: - Black - Blue - Brown - Calico - Copper - Olive - Quillback - Treefish Restrictive Permit Statewide permit No gear restrictions No capacity goal Nontransferable

5 Nearshore Permit Distribution 2011 Shallow only (67) Shallow and Deeper (97) Deeper only (102) Shallow permits n = 164 Deeper permits n = 199

6 Potential Issues 2-for-1 permit transfer Deeper permit not transferable Statewide vs. regional Regulatory discards Trip limits Port infrastructure Latent capacity

7 Thank you Traci Larinto Senior Marine Biologist Specialist California Department of Fish and Game Marine Region (562) 342-7111 tlarinto@dfg.ca.gov

8 Permit differences Shallow Permit 10 species Regional Transferable Hook-and-line, dip net, trap Deeper Permit 8 species Statewide Nontransferable No gear restrictions


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