CEQA Notices and Documents

CDFW has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program Regulatory Amendments (PDF) (Appendix A (PDF) & Appendix B (PDF)) (SCH No. 2022090320). CDFW proposes to amend Title 14 Section 132.8 of the California Code of Regulations codifying the Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (RAMP). The RAMP regulatory amendments are part of CDFW’s comprehensive strategy to avoid, minimize, mitigate, and monitor entanglements of Actionable Species: blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Central America and Mexico Distinct Population Segments of humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae), and Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear off the coast of California. The proposed amendments would modify and add new RAMP components including surface gear restrictions, active tending requirements, and new buoy and line marking requirements. The regulatory amendments also provide CDFW regulatory authority to implement Conservation Plan measures to support the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval and issuance of an Incidental Take Permit for the potential take of specified Actionable Species under Section 10 of the federal Endangered Species Act for the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery.

• Notice of Availability (PDF)
• Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., June 10, 2024.
• Send comments to: R7CEQA@wildlife.ca.gov (subject line: “CA Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery RAMP Regulatory Amendments”).
• For more information, visit CDFW's Whale Safe Fisheries page.