Bills passed:
AB 3190 (Hauser) Nearshore Commercial Hook and LIne Fisheries (Chapter 660, Statutes of 1992) effective September 14, 1992. This bill attempts to reduce the conflicts between commercial long-line and recreational fishing from Humboldt Bay to the Golden Gate. It prohibits the lone-line fishery within one nautical mile of the mainland during weekend and holidays except for the take of salmon and halibut. A management recommendation to the Legislature regarding the lone-line fishery is forthcoming from the Department. The Northern California Sportfish Project will play a key role in producing the report.
AB 3197 (Hauser) Commercial Abalone Fishing (Chapter 1216, Statutes of 1992) This bill extended authorization for abalone permit transfer through 1995; reduced the experience requirement for workers; clarified the requirement for workers having no prior convictions or pending cases on related laws; and reduces the possibility of harvesting on California's northern coast by prohibiting development of an expermental gear fishery
AB 2261 (Felando) Commercial Fishing: Marine Aquaria Collection (Chapter 742, Statutes of 1992) This bill requires commercial marine aquaria dealers to purchase permits for collection of selected species for $500 to $1000 annually; prohibits collection from refuges, reserves and the leeside of Catalina Island through 1994; authorizes specific methods of take; and prohibits the take of some species.
Bills pending:
AB 522 (Hauser) This bill would prohibit the targeted take of white sharks by commercial and sport fishermen.
Commission Enactments:
(Section 8305.9) The taking, harvesting, and possession of black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) by recreational and commercial fishers is now prohibited in all of California effective August 1, 1993. The closure was enacted to protect surviving stocks of black abalone which have been seriously affected by withering syndrome.
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