§ 127. Commercial Take of Kellet's Whelk.
14 CA ADC § 127Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
14 CCR § 127
§ 127. Commercial Take of Kellet's Whelk.
(1) Kellet's whelk may be taken incidentally in lobster traps, as defined in Fish and Game Code Section 9010, being fished under the authority of a valid lobster permit and in rock crab traps, as defined in Fish and Game Code Section 9011(b)(2), being used to take rock crab under a valid southern rock crab trap permit in Districts 19 and 118.5.
(1) Mechanism for Fishery Closure. The department will estimate from the current trends in catch and using available scientific information the time at which the catch limit will be reached. The department will close the fishery at the time that catch limit is reached or is projected to be reached prior to the end of the fishing year.
(2) The department shall give no less than 10 days notice to any individual who has landed Kellet's whelk within the previous five years and all individuals who hold a current and valid lobster operator permit or southern rock crab trap permit via a notification letter sent to the permittee's address on file with the department. The department shall give the public and the commission no less than 10 days notice of the closure via a department news release.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 205, 210, 220, 7090 and 8500, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 7090, 7850, 7857, 8140, 8250.5, 8254, 8284, 8500, 8603, 9000, 9001, 9010 and 9011, Fish and Game Code.
History
1. New section filed 2-13-2012; operative 3-14-2012 (Register 2012, No. 7).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 127, 14 CA ADC § 127
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