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• How can I order transportation receipts to have my commercial catch transported to our buyer?
• What kind of license is needed if I wanted to catch fish from shore and sell to individuals? Do I need to have a separate license to sell fish to a seafood store or restaurant?
• How can I access commercial landings data/databases?
• What would it take to start an aquaculture operation? Is CDFW the primary agency that manages license/lease costs?
• Can I take spare crab traps aboard my boat if I don't use them?
• Can I contract out for another vessel to set my crab traps?
• Do I need a permit to fish for market squid commercially?
• How can I find more information on running a commercial fishing business/boat?
• If I have both a rock crab permit and a Dungeness crab permit, when can I fish?
• When will my lobster trap tags be sent to me and what is the cost?
• How do I attach trap tags?
• What happens if I lose tags from my lobster trap, or lose traps with tags? Can I have the tags replaced?
• If I transfer my lobster operator permit to another commercial fisherman during season, will I need to pull my traps to the tags to the new permit holder?
• What is the purpose for the "End of Season Spiny Lobster Trap Loss Reporting Affidavit"?
• What does the revised "Daily Lobster Log" form look like, and what new information is being collected?
• How can I get a new logbook or required form?
• I need another lobster operator permit holder to pull my traps. How do I request a temporary waiver?
• Can I retrieve lost abandoned lobster gear belonging to others, anytime of year?
• Can I own both a non-transferable and a transferable lobster operator permit? Can I purchase another transferable permit if I already possess both?
• Can the lobster trap limit be changed?
• Am I required to mark my lobster receiver?
• In what ways is it legal to mark my buoys?
• How can I commercially fish for Pacific bluefin tuna?
• What is a fishery disaster?
• What are the current fishery disasters?