12/08/20- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife provided available Risk Assessment Data which was updated and posted on the CDFW website on 12/10/20. Risk Assessment Data
12/09/20- 8 Port Associations from Crescent City to Morro Bay held meetings with members of the Dungeness Crab commercial fishing fleet to discuss the data package and provide recommendations to the Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The outcome of those meetings was that the vast majority of the fleet was supportive of an additional delay of the Dungeness Crab season until 12/31/20 due to incomplete Risk Assessment Data.
12/10/20- California Department of Fish and Wildlife released an Initial Assessment and of Marine Life Entanglement Risk and Preliminary Management Recommendation
12/10/20-The Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group held Preseason Risk Assessment meetings to develop recommendations for the CDFW Director, took into consideration the outcome of the 12/9/20 Port meetings and reported that there was broad support for a season delay until 12/31/20. Link to WWG recommendation
12/10/20- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife requested letters from the ports to confirm the outcome of their meeting. HMBSMA provided the following report of the meeting held with members and non-members of the Half Moon Bay Fishing Fleet on 12/9/20 : HMB letter to CDFW-12/10/20