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Joint Committee on Fisheries & Aquaculture’s Annual Fisheries Forum is Wednesday
The Joint Legislative Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture will host the 37th annual California Fisheries Forum at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 28 from 1 to 5 pm in Capitol Room 112. A number of topics will be covered, including California's salmon fishery and the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative. The DFG, Ocean Protection Council and California Coastal Conservancy will also give reports. After the reports, the public will be able to comment.
First Assembly District
Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2010
Contact: Andrew Bird (707) 445-7014; 498-2483
State of California’s Fisheries 2010
Joint Committee on Fisheries & Aquaculture’s Annual Fisheries Forum is Wednesday
Chesbro to preside over first meeting as Committee chair
SACRAMENTO – A Golden State tradition continues Wednesday afternoon, April 28, when the Joint Legislative Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture hosts the 37th annual California Fisheries Forum at the Capitol.
“Since 1974 this forum has offered fishermen the opportunity to educate the Legislature on issues that affect them on a daily basis,” said Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-North Coast), who will preside over his first meeting as chair of the Committee. “The state of our fisheries is a critical part of our Californian economy and an indicator of the health of our rivers, lakes and offshore waters.”
The Forum, titled “State of the Fisheries 2010,” will be held in Capitol Room 112 from 1-5 p.m.
California’s salmon fishery will receive special focus with of a series reports delivered by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, the Department of Fish and Game, a University of California at Davis professor of fish biology, the Yurok Tribe, California Trout and Trout Unlimited, Pro Troll and a seafood restaurateur.
The California Department of Fish and Game will deliver a report, followed by reports from the Ocean Protection Council and the California Coastal Conservancy.
There will also be reports by the California Dungeness Crab Committee, Salmon Stamp Committee, Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead and reports on the Klamath Basin Resource Agreement and the Ocean Science Trust.
The California Fish and Game Commission will update the Committee on the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), with a presentation on the intent of the Act, its history and the process of implementation.
A public comment period will follow the reports. Comments will be limited to two minutes each.
For more information about the 37th Annual California Fisheries Forum, contact Emily Rogers at (916) 319-1113.
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Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2010
Contact: Andrew Bird (707) 445-7014; 498-2483
State of California’s Fisheries 2010
Joint Committee on Fisheries & Aquaculture’s Annual Fisheries Forum is Wednesday
Chesbro to preside over first meeting as Committee chair
SACRAMENTO – A Golden State tradition continues Wednesday afternoon, April 28, when the Joint Legislative Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture hosts the 37th annual California Fisheries Forum at the Capitol.
“Since 1974 this forum has offered fishermen the opportunity to educate the Legislature on issues that affect them on a daily basis,” said Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-North Coast), who will preside over his first meeting as chair of the Committee. “The state of our fisheries is a critical part of our Californian economy and an indicator of the health of our rivers, lakes and offshore waters.”
The Forum, titled “State of the Fisheries 2010,” will be held in Capitol Room 112 from 1-5 p.m.
California’s salmon fishery will receive special focus with of a series reports delivered by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, the Department of Fish and Game, a University of California at Davis professor of fish biology, the Yurok Tribe, California Trout and Trout Unlimited, Pro Troll and a seafood restaurateur.
The California Department of Fish and Game will deliver a report, followed by reports from the Ocean Protection Council and the California Coastal Conservancy.
There will also be reports by the California Dungeness Crab Committee, Salmon Stamp Committee, Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead and reports on the Klamath Basin Resource Agreement and the Ocean Science Trust.
The California Fish and Game Commission will update the Committee on the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), with a presentation on the intent of the Act, its history and the process of implementation.
A public comment period will follow the reports. Comments will be limited to two minutes each.
For more information about the 37th Annual California Fisheries Forum, contact Emily Rogers at (916) 319-1113.
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