California task force recommends tiered pot limitation plan

摘要

A California Dungeness crab task force has called for pot limits and a mechanism to constrain "latent/' or unused, permits. The recommendations are part of a final report assembled by the California Dungeness Crab Task Force. The Legislature established the group in 2008. The task force also recommended a suite of additional changes to limit the capacity of the crab fleet in California. Currently, there are about 450 active permits in the fishery and 145 latent permits.