The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites you to a kickoff meeting to learn about fisheries bycatch acceptability within the California halibut trawl fisheries.
Under the direction of the Marine Life Management Act Master Plan for Fisheries (Master Plan), CDFW is tasked with assessing bycatch in California fisheries, firstly evaluating California halibut trawl and set gillnet fisheries. Using the best available datasets and the framework established within the Master Plan, CDFW completed a bycatch evaluation for the gillnet fishery in Fall of 2023. CDFW will be continuing this effort to evaluate bycatch acceptability within the statewide halibut trawl fishery occurring in federal waters. Continuing with CDFW’s commitment to partner with stakeholders, we request your participation and input in this process. As a member of the California ocean community, we welcome your involvement in this important process.
In preparation for the next phase of the bycatch evaluation process, CDFW will be hosting an in-person kickoff workshop for all interested stakeholders. The intent of this meeting is to provide participants with information regarding the bycatch evaluation process and for participants to ask questions and share concerns.
This initial in-person workshop will be hosted on:
April 30 (09:00 am – 03:00 pm)
Bay Model Visitor Center
2100 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA 94965
As space is limited, please RSVP by March 30 your planned attendance to mlmafisheriesmgmt@wildlife.ca.gov, or reply directly to this email, and also include:
- Your name and the number of any additional guests that will be attending.
- A description of your relationship to California halibut and/or California marine resources.
Please visit the Department’s California Halibut Scaled Management Process webpage for more information and subscribe to receive email updates. The enhanced status report for California halibut is also available on the Department’s Marine Species Portal. Please email mlmafisheriesmgmt@wildlife.ca.gov with questions or concerns at any time. Meeting materials will be provided to participants by early April to those who have RSVP’d. Additionally, meeting materials will be posted here in advance of the meeting.