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Jim Kellogg, President
I]isco~ery Bay
Michael Sutton, Vice President
Monterey
Daniel W. Richards, Member
Upland
Richard Rogers, Member
Santa Barbara
Jack Bayils, Member
l.os Angeles
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Edmund G. Brown Jr., Go~emor
Fish and Game Commission
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Sonke Mastrup, Executive Director
1416 Ninth Street, Roam 1320
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-4899
(916) 853-5040 Fax
www.fgc.ca.gov
CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PETITION
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NOTICE IS HEREBYGl1~EE~ t"at, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2073.3 of
the Fish and Game Code, the California Fish and Game Commission, on
August 20, 2012 received a petition from Oceana, Center for Biological Diversity,
and Shark Stewards to list the white shark {Carcharodon carcharias) as
threatened or endangered under the California Endangered Species Act.
White sharks are a pelagic species and are endothermic, allowing them to inhabit
cold water and remain active predators of swift and agile prey.
Pursuant to Section 20.73 of the Fish and Game Code, on August 27, 2012 the
Commission transmitted the petition to the Department of Fish and Game for
review pursuant to Section 2073.5 of said code. It is anticipated that the
Department's evaluation and recommenda#ion relating to-the petition will be
received by the Commission at its February, 2013 Commission meeting.
Interested parties may.contact Paul Hamdorf, Acting Manager, Marine Region,
20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100, Monterey, CA 93940, or telephone 562-
342-72'10 for information on the petition or to submit information to the
Department relating to the petitioned species.
August 29, 2012 Fish and Game Commission
Sonke Mastrup
Executive Director
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Commissioners
Jim Kellogg, President
Discovery Bay
Michael Sutton, Vice President
Monterey
Daniel W. Richards, Member
tJpiand
Richard Rogers, Member
Santa Barbara
Jack Baylis, Member
I_os Angeles
September 12, 2012
STATE OF CALIFORMA
Edmund G. brown Jr., Governor
Fish and Game Commission
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TO AL.L AFFECTED AND INTERESTED PARTIES:
Sonke Mastrup, Executive Director
1416 Ninth Street, Roam 1320
Sacramento, CA 95814
{916) fi53-4899
(916) fi53-5o40 Fax
www.fgc.ca.gov
This is to provide you with a Notice of Receipt of Petition to list the white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias} as threatened or endangered under the California
Endangered Species Act. This notice will appear in the California Regulatory Notice
Register on September 14, 2012.
Sincerely,
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Staff Services Analyst
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