Nominations Sought for Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee

February 3, 2016

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is requesting nominations to fill two vacant representative positions on the Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee (RAAC).

The purpose of the RAAC is to make recommendations to CDFW's Director for projects and budgets for the expenditure of funds from the Abalone Restoration and Preservation Account.

The RAAC consists of nine members: two representatives from each of three California coastal regions (south, central and north), two science experts and one enforcement representative.
CDFW is accepting nominations for the north and south coastal representative positions through March 4, 2016. Nominees must reside within established geographic boundaries for the respective regions. Nominees for the north region must reside north of the southern boundary line of Marin County extending due east, and nominees for the south region must reside south of the Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo County line extending due east.

Nominations may come from any individual or member of an organization involved in the recreational abalone fishery. To nominate a representative for either of these two seats, please send a nomination letter to:

Ian Taniguchi, Marine Region Senior Abalone Scientist
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
4665 Lampson Ave., Ste. C
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Letters may also be sent via email to [email protected]. Nomination letters should include the nominee's current residence and contact information, as well as a brief description of the nominee's experience in the abalone fishery.

Funding for the Abalone Restoration and Preservation Account comes from the sale of recreational abalone stamps and report cards. More details about abalone management and the RAAC can be found on the CDFW at https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/conservation/marine/invertebrates/abalone.

i nominate Sky Green!!    she'll be just as good as whoever does it!

I will be seeking the appointment to the Northern representative seat.  I expect Carol Rose and Bill Bernard to also seek this seat.

You have my vote Josh!

You have my vote Josh!

+1!!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

The nomination letter has some formalities, candidates address, qualifications, etc.  Letters of support are less formal.  My nomination will be from SCAN.  Letters of support can be sent to Ian at the same address or e-mail.  Make sure you state clearly but briefly who you support and why. 

Thanks guys,
here's the address

Josh Russo

Ian Taniguchi, Marine Region Senior Abalone Scientist
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
4665 Lampson Ave., Ste. C
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Letters may also be sent via email to [email protected].

Josh,

Should we wait for SCAN to nominate first?

Nope.  Send away

I will be seeking the appointment to the Northern representative seat.  I expect Carol Rose and Bill Bernard to also seek this seat.

Nope, not possible for me to fill a "North Coast" RAAC seat as set forth in the provisions of SB 463 (1997).7402. section 1 Article 8.

Good luck to the candidates.

7402 (a) The director shall appoint a Recreational Abalone
Advisory Committee consisting of nine members who shall serve without
compensation. The members of the advisory committee shall be
selected as follows:
   (1) Six members who are not officers or employees of the
department. The six members shall be residents of California and meet
the following requirements:
   (A) Two members shall reside north of the southern boundary line
of Marin County and a line extending due east from the easternmost
point of Marin County located in San Pablo Bay.  The two members
shall be selected from nominations submitted by the Northern
California Shellfish Assessment Program and shall be active
participants in the recreational abalone fishery at large.
   (B) Two members shall reside south of the southern boundary line
of Marin County and a line extending due east from the easternmost
point of Marin County located in San Pablo Bay and north of the
boundary between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties and a
line extending due east from the easternmost point in that boundary
line.  The two members shall be selected from nominations submitted
by the Central California Council of Divers, the Southern California
Shellfish Assessment Program, the Northern California Shellfish
Assessment Program, and shall be active participants in the
recreational abalone fishery at large.
   (C) Two members shall reside south of the boundary between Santa
Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties and a line extending due east
from the easternmost point in that boundary line. The two members
shall be selected from nominations submitted by the Greater Los
Angeles Council of Divers, the San Diego Council of Divers, the
Channel Islands Council of Divers, the Southern California Shellfish
Assessment Program, and shall be active participants in the
recreational abalone fishery at large.
   (2) One member shall represent the department enforcement
activities and shall be selected from personnel in the Wildlife
Protection Branch.
   (3) Two members shall be marine scientists who are or have been
involved in abalone research at universities, state universities, or
in state or federal programs. At least one of the persons shall be
an officer or employee of the department.
   (b) No member shall be involved in or profit from the commercial
harvest or culture for sale (commercial aquaculture) of abalone.
   (c) The advisory committee shall meet at least once each calendar
year to review proposals and recommend to the director projects and
budgets for the expenditure of fees received pursuant to Section
7400.  The committee may review progress reports and the results of
projects funded under this article and make recommendations to the
director regarding abalone resource management.