Adopt Title 14, CCR, Subsection 7.50(b)(91.2) - take of Chinook salmon
Summary
SCH Number
2020040321
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Adopt Title 14, CCR, Subsection 7.50(b)(91.2) - take of Chinook salmon
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/27/2020
Document Description
Amend Commission regulations to increase compliance with statutory protections of a
candidate species and allow for limited take of that species.
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
California Fish and Game Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Location Info
Waters of the Klamath River Basin downstream of Iron Gate and Lewiston dams
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The limited fishing opportunity allowed under these regulations and in particular the timing of the different allowing take along the rivers provides protection to the resource as follows: (See NOE)
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
Regulations concerning the take of spring Chinook salmon (where catch and release, or harvest, constitute take) in the Klamath River Basin are codified in subsection (b )(91.1) of Section 7.50, Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR).
On July 23, 2018, the Commission received a petition to list Upper Klamath-Trinity Spring Chinook Salmon (UKTSCS) as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The petitioners, the Karuk Tribe and the Salmon River Restoration Council, submitted information indicating that declining population trends are evidence of extremely low UKTSCS abundance compared to historical status, and the current low numbers make UKTSCS vulnerable to extinction. See NOE for full details.