Fish Tickets Electronic Submission Bill Signed by Governor

Fish Ticket

Fish ticket. [Image from the Online Archive of California]

Press release from the office of Senator Mike McGuire:

For decades, the State of California has required fish landing receipts to be completed by hand and submitted via the US Mail twice per month.

This process has proven extremely burdensome, inefficient, and antiquated.

Fish tickets, also known as landing receipts, are used by commercial fish buyers to report what type of fish was caught, how much was caught, etc. Current law authorizes the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to accept fish tickets by paper submissions twice a month. This is a tedious and timeconsuming process and prevents a shift to more real-time management of fisheries (which is critically needed).

This new law will update the processes for electronic submission as DFW transitions to accept fish tickets electronically. The Fish and Game Commission adopted regulations through its administrative procedures to ensure the switch from paper landing receipts to electronic fish tickets. However, the Commission lacked the authority to alter reporting requirements.

“Transitioning from paper landing receipts to electronic fish tickets just makes sense. It helps to save time, reduce costs, and it will allow officials to better manage the state’s multi-billion dollar fisheries,” Senator McGuire said. “This has been a team effort, and this new law will benefit fishermen, fish buyers, the State’s economy, and the environment by helping us to better maintain healthy and sustainable commercial fisheries.” 

SB 269 received overwhelming bipartisan support passing both the Senate and Assembly without opposition. The legislation was supported by California Fisheries and Seafood Institute, California Wetfish Producers Association, and The Nature Conservancy.

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Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago

It ain’t no tellin what Jack told Helen
What the hell is they sellin’?

Spotted owl.
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5 years ago

Your land out from under you

gunther
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gunther
5 years ago

That old fish ticket is very interesting. 10-10-1951

10cents/lb. for lingcod.

Liz
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Liz
5 years ago

On what will the electronic fish tickets be recorded? A key pad at the ramp? A phone? Can they be called in? A person standing there entering the info into their computer?

the misadventures of bunjee
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Reply to  Liz

Cell phones and tablets. Most people have them. They’re actually computers that can make phone calls. With Wi-fi. You can still send them by snail mail if you’d like.

This guy...
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This guy...
5 years ago

Punch it in the inflation calculator that’s like 3600 bucks in Dover sole.

This is only a guest
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This is only a guest
5 years ago

Whoa bro who do I talk to about the Phish tickets?

Dog
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Dog
5 years ago

Fish tickets will never work. They will just swim away and never show up in court. They have a hard enough time issuing tickets to humans around here..

Spotted owl.
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5 years ago

Fish and game above the Constitution of the united States. Now they own the fish in the sea. Boy the people don’t have nothing anymore not Evan there own property.

the misadventures of bunjee
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Reply to  Spotted owl.

Oh good lord, give it a rest you conspiracy nuts. Would you prefer no tracking at all and we just fish and fish and fish until there’s nothing left? Fishing licenses and cards/tags have been around for 50 years. https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Statistics