Dec 14 FGC Meeting - Non-Motorized Vessel Petition (Groundfish)

December 14, 2023, San Diego FGC meeting:
Handlery Hotel, 950 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA,
Our agenda starting at 12:45 or 1:00 PM

We need supporters to attend in-person or online and cede time to our designated speakers.

Please complete this form if you can join the meeting: https://forms.office.com/r/WEAC4gyT0p


Online webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88135179042

For additional details, visit the website: https://paul95255.wixsite.com/non-motorized-vessel

Link to Non-Motorized Vessel Petition 23-11: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=216633&inline

December 14 FGC Meeting Agenda: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=216647&inline

Our agenda item will be discussed after lunch, around  12:45 or 1:00 PM.  (We have requested a pre-arranged time for our agenda item for your convenience) : 20.(B).III Petition 2023-11: Authorize recreational take of groundfish inside 50 fathoms using non-motorized vessels or watercraft (less than or equal to 19 feet) with mandatory descending devices.

CDFW staff informed me last week that CDFW is currently working on multiple strategies for developing the 2024 season. To allow for fishing activity in nearshore waters for some portion of the year, CDFW is trying to develop waypoints to establish a 20 fm RCA line, which could be used for 2024 and beyond rockfish seasons once established.   We might get an opportunity to comment on their 20 fm RCA line soon.

Paul

Done

Done

Thank you.  I need 14 more people. 
Each speaker needs at least three people to cede time to you during the meeting to have up to 5 minutes of speaking time.

My wife and I will be attending in-person to make a presentation.

Paul

Signed the form.  Will attend webina.

Signed the form.  Will attend webina.

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Signed the form.  Will attend webina.

+1

Thank you for making signs, Ernest.

They are all ready to travel to San Diego.

Paul

Thanks for your efforts and all those that have helped

+1

If you are participating via Zoom and ceding your time to another speaker, please notify the Commission at fgc@fgc.ca.gov
prior to the start of the agenda item, including to whom you are ceding your time, and be present on Zoom during the agenda item.

Our agenda item will start after lunch, around 12:45 PM or 1:00 PM on December 14th, Thursday.


1.   Send an email to fgc@fgc.ca.gov as soon as possible before the agenda item starts.
         Email template: “My name is A****, and I would like to cede my time to agenda item 22.(B).3 speaker, B*****.”
          A****: Make sure your name matches your Zoom Screen name.  B*****: your assigned speaker name.
         You can cede time to any of the following speakers (Fernando Velloso Neto, Adam Helm, Joe Huettl, Mark Lockaby, and Paul

2.   Be present on Zoom during the agenda item.
        Join Zoom directly at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88135179042.  For complete instructions on how to join via Zoom or telephone, visit http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2023

Thanks for the heads-up Paul.

Meeting will resume at 1pm.

I'm there now Sonny. haha I wish we could have side conversations. haha

Thank you Paul, Adam, Fernandez,  and others to represent our kayak fishing community.

Thank you for representing us and all those this petition may help fish more

Everyone did great. I thought Fernando made a really good case. It took me awhile to realize that I wasn’t actually logged in, but was finally able to make my statement. Thanks Paul for leading on this. The more I hear our arguments, the more I believe in our position. So hopefully they will feel the same.

The next battles will be MPA expansion.

Thanks Paul and crew for the work and commitment.
I truly believe this is not only good for the kayak fishing community, but good overall.

Thanks again,
Brian.