Commercial Dungeness crab fishing regulations

Rule-making status: Permanent

Summary of proposed rule

The Department is considering changes to coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishing regulations and experimental gear testing and regulations pertaining to electronic fish ticket reporting for some coastal and Puget Sound commercial fisheries where electronic reporting is not already mandatory.

Public comments

The comment period for this proposal closed on September 15, 2021.

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Public hearing

Public Hearing: September 16-18, 2021, Item# 4 at 10:30 AM

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Commission Decision
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Date of adoption: October 21, 2021

Present
  • November 22, 2021

    Rule Making Order (CR-103P) filed with Code Reviser

    Rule is adopted and filed. Rule becomes effective on January 1, 2022

  • September 16-18, 2021

    Public Hearing

    All public comments received are considered.

  • June 23, 2021

    Rule Proposal (CR-102) Filed with Code Reviser

    Public comment period for rule making begins. The public is encouraged to comment at this time.

  • April 5, 2021

    Preproposal (CR-101) Filed with Code Reviser

    Agency announces that it is considering rule proposal development.

April 2021

For more information

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