The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) carry out Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) commercial fishing elections as described in Fish and Game Code Section 8276.4. Commercial fishermen are elected to the DCTF by their peers to represent their home port complexes and production level. DCTF elections are held every three years in each port on a staggered basis across ports. The following port complexes are up for election in 2025:
- Crescent City
- Trinidad
- Fort Bragg
- San Francisco
- South of Half Moon Bay
CDFW and OPC have recently sent DCTF commercial fishing election materials to all Dungeness crab permit holders. DCTF election materials are also available on OPC’s DCTF Members webpage. This first mailing includes a call for nominations for members from the port complexes listed above. All permitholders can provide nominations by completing a nomination form by Friday, April 11, 2025, to inform the DCTF commercial fishing ballots. Instructions on how to submit nominations are located on the nomination form (Word .docx). Alternatively, you may also submit nominations via this electronic nomination form. For more background information on the DCTF, please see this infographic. More details regarding the election process are provided in this FAQ document.
For questions, contact Katie Cieri (Katie.Cieri@resources.ca.gov; OPC) or Christy Juhasz (christy.juhasz@wildlife.ca.gov; CDFW Marine Region, 707-292-2480)