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FISH AND SHELLFISH RULES
Ca. Marine
Regulations 2008
Chart updated
Jan 1, 2008
Click on the fish name for a picture.
Certain species are open to divers and shore based anglers
year round, but closed to boat based anglers. These are indicated by (divers)
after the name. To get the rules for the season on many species, click on the
season field. Click
here to see the special seasons for various species.
 | Boat-based anglers are fishermen that fish from boats or vessels of any
size or any other type of floating object, including kayaks and float tubes.
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| Shore-based anglers are fishermen that fish from beaches, banks, piers,
jetties, breakwaters, docks and other manmade structures connected to the
shore.
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| Divers are spear fishermen entering the water either from the shore or
from a boat or other floating object. (to be considered a diver, you may not
have any pole fishing gear on your boat, only spear fishing gear) |
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Fish |
Bag limit |
Size Limit |
Season |
Areas |
Fillet
Length |
Skin
Required |
Special
gear |
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Anchovy,NT. |
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dip net/
hoop dia< 37
in |
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Baracuda |
20 |
28 in tot |
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17 in |
1 in sq. |
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Bass
Giant Sea * |
zero |
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closed
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Basses:kelp/barred
sand |
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& spotted
sand |
10 |
12 in |
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6 1/2 in |
all |
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2 |
18 |
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6 1/2 in |
1 in |
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Bonito,
pacific |
10 total |
24 in |
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any |
1 in |
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5 of which
may be |
< 24 in |
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Butterfish |
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any |
1 in |
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Cabezon
(divers) |
1 |
15 |
season |
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no fillet |
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Flounder,
starry |
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no fillet |
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Garibaldi
* |
Zero |
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Greenling Kelp/rock
(divers) |
1 |
12 in |
season
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6 1/4 in |
1 in |
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Groupers:gulf/broomtail |
zero |
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closed
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Grunion |
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season |
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1 in |
hand only |
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Halibut
california |
5 S.of Pt.Sur 3 N of Pt Sur |
22 in |
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16 3/4 |
all |
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Halibut
pacific |
1 |
32 in |
closed 6/1-9/30 |
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no fillet |
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Herring
round |
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any |
1 in |
net<36
in dia |
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Jack smelt |
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any |
1 in |
hook&line |
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Lingcod |
2 |
24 |
season |
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21 in |
1 in |
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Mackerel,jack |
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1 in |
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Mackerel,pacific |
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1 in |
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Marlin:Blk.
Blue. Stripped |
1 |
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Queenfish |
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1 in |
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Rockfishes,
general (divers) |
10 combo |
see below |
season |
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6 1/2 |
all |
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Rockfish,bocaccio
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10 in
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season
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Rockfish,brown
skin |
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season
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Rockfish,
canary * |
zero
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closed
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Rockfish,
cowcod * |
zero
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closed
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Rockfish,yelloweye
* |
zero
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closed
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Salmon,king,pink,chum |
2 |
24 in |
season
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no fillet |
|
barbless
hook |
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Salmon
silver * |
Zero
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closed
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Sandabs:pac.spec.lngfin |
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no fillet |
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hook/line |
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Sardine,pacific |
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net<36
in dia |
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Sculpin
(divers) |
10 |
10 |
season
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5 in |
1 in |
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Seabass,
white |
3 |
28 in |
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19 in |
1 in |
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1,3/15-6/15 |
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Shark, blue |
2 |
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1 in |
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Shark
lepoard |
3 |
36 |
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1 in |
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Shark,
sixgill |
1 |
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1 in |
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Shark,
shortfin mako |
2 |
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1 in |
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Shark,
soupfin |
1 |
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1 in |
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Shark
thresher |
2 |
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1 in |
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Shark,
white * |
Zero
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closed
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Sheephead
(divers) |
5 |
12 |
season
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Smelt, surf |
25#s |
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net<36in
d |
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Sole,
petrale |
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no fillet |
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Surfperches,general |
5 |
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1 in |
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Surfperch,redtail |
5 |
10 1/2 |
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1 in |
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Surfperch,shiner |
5 |
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1 in |
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Swordfish,
broadbill |
2 |
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1 in |
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Topsmelt |
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net< 36
in dia |
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Tunas:albacore,bluefin
yellowfin, and |
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skipjack |
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Whitefish
(divers) |
10
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season
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Yellowtail |
10 |
24 in |
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17 in |
1 in sq |
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All
flatfish not listed above |
10 |
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Al finfish
not listed above |
10 |
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1 |
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Abalone |
3/da,24/yr |
7 in |
open Apr-Nov |
closed S. of San
Francisco |
keep intact |
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no scuba,
send Report
card/yr |
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Lobster |
7 |
3 1/4 eye- body edge |
season |
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By hand or hoop nets
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Scallops |
10 |
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Pismo clams |
10 |
5 in |
|
closed Pismo
Beach
&N. |
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Crabs:
rock,yellow,red & slender |
35 |
4 in min. body width |
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Crab:
sheep/spider |
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Note: When
the space is blank there are no restrictions |
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* May not
be taken |
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