Posted by Chris on August 22, 2002 at 14:04:39:
August 19, 2002
To All Parties Interested in California's Nearshore Fishery
The August 2002 version of the proposed Nearshore Fishery Management
Plan has been completed. Two new sections have been added to this
version of the proposed Nearshore Fishery Management Plan. These two
new sections are Section IV, entitled "NFMP Comments and Response to
Comments," and Section V, entitled "Clarification and
Corrections." Sections I, II and III remain the same as in the
May 9, 2002 version of the proposed Nearshore Fishery Management Plan
except as noted in Section V.
Section IV contains the public comments received on the Nearshore
Fishery Management Plan from May 9, 2002 through June 29, 2002. Over
500 comments were received on the May 9, 2002 version of the proposed
NFMP. The Department, on behalf of the Fish and Game Commission
(Commission), prepared written responses to all these public comments
submitted to the Commission regarding the proposed Nearshore Fishery
Management Plan. Section IV has been issued as a separate covered
document. The Commission will consider all comments on the proposed
Nearshore Fishery Management Plan, and is scheduled to adopt the plan at
its August 29, 2002 meeting in Oakland.
Section V contains clarifications and corrections that were identified
by Department staff or addressed in public comments. The Initial
Statement of Reasons for Regulatory Action and the proposed regulatory
language in Section III of the May 9, 2002 version of the Nearshore
Fishery Management Plan has been deleted. The revised Initial Statement
of Reasons for Regulatory Action and the proposed regulatory language
has been added to Section V. Technical and non-substantiative
corrections were also made to the table of contents, list of tables,
list of figures, and acknowledgments within Section I.
The August 2002 version of the proposed Nearshore Fishery Management
Plan will be available at Department of Fish and Game offices (please
see the enclosed list of locations and contact information). I
appreciate your interest in and concern for California's nearshore
resources.
Sincerely,
Patricia Wolf
Regional Manager, Marine Region
List of Offices Where the August 2002 Version of the Nearshore Fishery
Management Plan can be Viewed:
Department of Fish and Game
619 Second Street
Eureka, California 95501
Contact: Kathleen Saler
Telephone: 707.445.6493
Department of Fish and Game
19160 South Harbor Drive
Fort Bragg, California 95437
Contact: Lucy Johnson
Telephone: 707.964.9078
Department of Fish and Game
350 Harbor Blvd.
Belmont, California 94002
Contact: Ivy Gurvitz
Telephone: 650.631.7730
Department of Fish and Game
20 Lower Ragsdale Drive
Monterey, California 93940
Contact: Jeanette Johnson
Telephone: 831.649.2870
Morro Bay Harbor Office
1275 Embarcadero
Morro Bay, California 93442
Contact: Eric Enderslay
Telephone: 805.772.6254
Department of Fish and Game
1933 Cliff Drive, Suite 9
Santa Barbara, California 93109
Contact: Carol Pender
Telephone: 805.568.1231
Department of Fish and Game
4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite C
Los Alamitos, California 90720
Contact: Paulette Ochoa
Telephone: 562.342.7100
Department of Fish and Game
4949 Viewridge Avenue
San Diego, California 92123
Contact: Mary Elsworth
Telephone: 858.467.4201
Department of Fish and Game
License and Revenue Branch
3211 S Street
Sacramento, California 95416
Contact: Don Schultze
Telephone: 916.227.5670