Industry Resources
Here is a collection of resources compiled by the Sea Urchin Commission. Please note that we are not responsible for out-of-date information from these external websites.
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Urchin Industry Resources
California Sea Urchin Commission Rules & Regulations
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard Website
Code of federal regulations title 46
Dockside Exams
Renewing Vessel Documentation
Fish Safe West
Exemption letter for immersion suits (Read thoroughly, you must have a current yearly dockside exam and a printed copy of this letter on board in order to use the exemption) FCC Website
Register EPIRB Beacon
State of California
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
To request a commercial dive fishing log, contact the Marine Fisheries Statistical Unit voicemail at 562-342-7130. Leave your name, phone number, address you want the log sent to, and CDFW license number.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Website
Path to obtaining a California Sea Urchin Permit
Commercial Digest
Renewing permit
Licensing your boat
Direct Selling Sea Urchins
How many permits are there (Data) [Current Capacity Goal of 150 permits]
Landing Data
Lost Gear Reporting: 1-888-491-GEAR or www.seadocsociety.org
Marine Protected Areas
Fishery Statistics
California Department of Fish and Game Commission
The California Department of Fish and Game Commission Website
Fish and Wildlife zoom meetings
California Department of Food and Agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture Website
CDFA Marketing Branch
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Website
NOAA Sea Grant Programs
Archived Sea Grant Workshop
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
The Nature Conservancy
Reef Check Worldwide
California Ocean Protection Council
Greater Farallones Association
Urchinomics
The Bay Foundation
Harbor Departments and Commercial Fishery Commissions/Associations
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association (PUHA)
San Diego Harbor
San Diego Commercial Fishermen
Fishermen’s Farmer’s Market San Diego *weekly Wednesdays)
Long Beach Harbor
Long Beach Farmers Markets
Oxnard Harbor
Channel Islands Farmers and Fisherman Market (Weekly Sundays)
The Original Ventura Fisherman's Market
Ventura Harbor
Ventura County Commercial Fisherman Association (VCCFA)
Santa Barbara Harbor
Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Fisherman Market (Weekly Saturdays)
Noyo Harbor
Fort Bragg Farmers Market (Weekly Wednesdays)
Books, Literature and Additional Resources
Blue Water Gold Rush
In Deep Waters by Kenton Otto
Seashore of Southern California
Harvester of the Sea The Rise and Fall of a Commercial Diver
The Life and Adventures of George Nidiver
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