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Fish and Game Code § 8843

ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 8843Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 36. Effective October 27, 1992.

It is unlawful to use any trawl net with cod-end mesh less than 71/2 inches in length and with a cod end less than 29 meshes long and a circumference of not less than 47 meshes in waters lying between one and three nautical miles from the mainland shore between a line running due west (270° true) from Point Arguello and a line running due south (180° true) from Point Mugu.