The California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group (Working Group) is seeking nominations for the following representatives to serve on the Working Group, beginning in June 2019:

• Commercial Dungeness crab permitholders from Morro Bay/Port San Luis, Santa Cruz, Eureka, and Trinidad

• California Dungeness crab permitholder residing in Oregon or Washington

• Commercial Dungeness crab processor based in California

The call for nominations, which includes information about selection criteria and Working Group roles and responsibilities can be found here.

For those interested in participating in the Working Group or to provide nominations, please contact info@cawhalegroup.com by May 15, 2019. Selection of new Working Group participants will be made on or before the week of June 10, 2019.

Additional information about the Working Group’s activities including meeting summaries, reports, etc. is available at http://www.opc.ca.gov/whale-entanglement-working-group/.