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Reducing Risk of Marine Life Entanglements in Oregon Dungeness Crab Gear Archives

Crab Industry Public Meeting Materials about Marine Life Entanglement

• October 19, 2022 Oregon Dungeness Crab Industry Public Meeting Notice (pdf)
  • Meeting slide presentation (pdf)
  • Recent Crab Industry Proposed Changes Feedback Survey (pdf)
  • Meeting recording (posted 10/21/22)
• October 2020 materials
  • Agenda
  • Meeting 1 – Recent whale entanglement regulatory changes (pdf) (presentation slides)
  • Meeting 1 – Conservation Plan (pdf) (presentation slides)
  • Meeting 1 – Presentation recording (posted 10/20/20)
  • Meeting 1 – Summary (posted 10/20/20)
  • Meeting 2 – Conservation Plan and Dungeness Crab Fishery Management Plan (pdf) (presentation slides)
  • Meeting 2 – Presentation recording (posted 10/29/20)
  • Meeting 2 – Summary (pdf) (posted 1/28/21)
    
    
• October 2019 materials
  • Agenda (pdf)
  • Handouts (pdf)
  • Presentations (pdf)
  • Meeting Notes (pdf) (posted 12/10/19)
  • Public Meeting Survey Summary (pdf)
    
    
• October 2018 materials
  • Agenda (pdf)
  • Whale Entanglement Presentation (pdf)

Industry Notices and Updates about Marine Life Entanglement Efforts

2024

• August 14, 2024 Public notice of crab fishery line marking and additional proposed rulemaking (pdf)
  
  
• July 8, 2024 NOAA Take Reduction Team Information and ODFW Interest Declaration Form (pdf)
  
  
• March13, 2024 Marine Life Entanglement Mitigation Reminders (pdf)
  
  
• Late-season Buoy Tag Order Form (pdf)

2023

• October 13, 2023 Public Notice of Oregon Dungeness Crab Advisory Body Updates and Reminders about New Surface Gear Limit (pdf)

• August 22, 2023 Public Notice of newly adopted regulations to reduce the risk of marine life entanglement (pdf)
  
  
• July 7, 2023 Public Notice of Marine Life Entanglement Proposed Rulemaking (pdf)
  
  
• March 8, 2023 Marine Life Entanglement Mitigation Reminders and Late-Season Tag Order Form (pdf)

2022

• March 1, 2022 Marine Life Entanglement Mitigation Reminders and Late-Season Buoy Tag order Form (pdf)

2021

• August 16, 2021 Notice of draft conservation plan to reduce whale entanglement posted for 30-day public comment period (pdf)
  
  
• March 16, 2021 Whale Entanglement Mitigation Reminder Notice and Late-Season Buoy Tag Order Form (pdf)

2020

• December 11, 2020 - 2019-20 Annual Crab Newsletter (pdf)
  
  
• September 25, 2020 Permanent Regulatory Changes Adopted to Reduce Risk of Whale Entanglement and Notice of Upcoming Public Meetings (pdf)
  
  
• June 25, 2020 – The crab exhibit proposing a second phase of whale entanglement mitigation measures (see industry notice dated 6/5/20 for details) is now scheduled for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (OFWC) meeting on September 11, 2020. Please see the OFWC webpage here for updates on how to provide public comment on this agenda item. In preparation for this meeting, ODFW staff will be briefing the commission at the August 7, 2020 remote meeting as part of the Director’s Report. The briefing will consist of a non-rulemaking presentation to commissioners with an overview of the whale entanglement issue and our staff recommendations to reduce risk of whale entanglements, as will be presented again at the September 11 meeting.
  

• June 5, 2020 Temporary Rules for the 2019-20 Crab Season and Update on Phase II Whale Entanglement Mitigation Proposed Rulemaking Notice to Industry (pdf)
  
  
• April 6, 2020 - Due to COVID-19 response by the State, the crab exhibit portion of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on April 17 has been postponed. We are working to figure out how to reschedule this regulatory package with our commission. Our plans for next steps could include temporary rules that we may consider for implementation during this season to reduce whale entanglement risk.
  
  
• February 20, 2020 Phase II Whale Entanglement Mitigation Proposed Rulemaking Notice to Industry (pdf)

2019

• September 19, 2019 New Regulations and October Industry Meetings Notice (pdf)
  
  
• July 5, 2019 Elimination of the two-week post-season “clean-up” period Industry Notice (pdf)
  
  
• June 17, 2019 Tri-State Summary and Whale Entanglement Mitigation Update Industry Notice (pdf)
  
  
• April 12, 2019 Whale Entanglement Mitigation Update Industry Notice (pdf)
  
  
• March 25, 2019 Tri-State Industry notice (pdf)

2018

• September 10, 2018 Upcoming Crab Public Meetings Industry Notice (pdf)
  
  
• May 11, 2018 Tri-State Industry Notice (pdf)

2017

• May 5, 2017 Whale Entanglement Informational Letter to Industry (pdf)