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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife enacted new regulations to reduce the risk of marine life entanglements in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear.
These regulations became effective on Oct. 30, 2018, and will be in place for the upcoming 2018-19 commercial Dungeness crab season.
The new regulations allow no more than two trailer buoys to be used at the surface and establish a maximum distance between the front end of the main buoy to the tail end of the last trailer buoy depending on the depth that a trap is deployed.
In depths less than or equal to 35 fathoms (210 feet), the distance should measure no more than 4 fathoms (24 feet), while at depths greater than 35 fathoms, the distance should measure no more than 6 fathoms (36 feet).
A diagram describing new surface gear regulations for the 2018-19 season can be found here.
These regulations were developed with input from the California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group, a multi-stake holder group comprised of state and federal agency staff, fishermen and non-governmental organizations.
The working group is tasked with evaluating options to reduce the risk of whale interactions with Dungeness crab fishing gear.
In addition to the new surface gear requirements, all recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fishermen are strongly encouraged to follow the Best Practices Guide developed by the Working Group to reduce the risk of marine life entanglements.
These regulations became effective on Oct. 30, 2018, and will be in place for the upcoming 2018-19 commercial Dungeness crab season.
The new regulations allow no more than two trailer buoys to be used at the surface and establish a maximum distance between the front end of the main buoy to the tail end of the last trailer buoy depending on the depth that a trap is deployed.
In depths less than or equal to 35 fathoms (210 feet), the distance should measure no more than 4 fathoms (24 feet), while at depths greater than 35 fathoms, the distance should measure no more than 6 fathoms (36 feet).
A diagram describing new surface gear regulations for the 2018-19 season can be found here.
These regulations were developed with input from the California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group, a multi-stake holder group comprised of state and federal agency staff, fishermen and non-governmental organizations.
The working group is tasked with evaluating options to reduce the risk of whale interactions with Dungeness crab fishing gear.
In addition to the new surface gear requirements, all recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fishermen are strongly encouraged to follow the Best Practices Guide developed by the Working Group to reduce the risk of marine life entanglements.
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- Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
SACRAMENTO – The Life Insurance Policy Locator – launched by the California Department of Insurance through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners – has matched consumers with policies totaling $17,332,464 just in the past 12 months, and $33,863,187 since the 2016 launch.
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In its initial two years, the locator has matched 24,934 consumers with policies across the U.S., totaling $368 million. More than 48,000 consumers have conducted searches nationwide in that time.
During its first year, the policy locator initially found $92.5 million in lost benefits for consumers. As more matches were made to requests from that year, the first-year total has increased to $166.7 million.
More information on the Life Insurance Policy Locator can be found here.
"This policy locator has made a meaningful difference in thousands of Californian's lives." said California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. "State insurance regulators saw a need for a national service like this a few years ago and we want to do everything to protect consumers. This tool efficiently connects consumers with lost policies and money they're owed."
In its initial two years, the locator has matched 24,934 consumers with policies across the U.S., totaling $368 million. More than 48,000 consumers have conducted searches nationwide in that time.
During its first year, the policy locator initially found $92.5 million in lost benefits for consumers. As more matches were made to requests from that year, the first-year total has increased to $166.7 million.
More information on the Life Insurance Policy Locator can be found here.
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- Written by: California Department of Insurance
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