ARTICLE 9. Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally

Article 9 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.

§§ 8370–8403 · 32 sections

§ 8370 (a) Any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon, if alive, that is taken in any type of net in any district shall be immediately liberated from the net by the…
§ 8371 Striped bass and salmon may be sold or offered for sale only under the following conditions: (a) If the striped bass is taken or possessed by, and is the…
§ 8372 Kelp bass, sand bass, or spotted bass, all of the genus Paralabrax, shall not be sold or purchased, or possessed in any place where fish are purchased,…
§ 8373 No yellowfin croaker, spotfin croaker, or California corbina may be sold or purchased, or possessed in any place where fish are purchased, possessed for sale,…
§ 8374 Yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna may be taken at any time.
§ 8375 No bluefin tuna weighing less than 71/2 pounds may be sold, purchased, or processed.
§ 8376 Albacore may be taken at any time.
§ 8377 (a) Pacific bonito less than 24 inches fork length or five pounds in weight shall not be taken or possessed on any vessel at any time for any commercial…
§ 8377.5 Pacific bonito shall be measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the center of the fork of the tail fin.
§ 8378 Skipjack may be taken at any time.
§ 8380 (a) Giant seabass (Stereolepis gigas) may not be taken for any purpose, except that not more than one fish per vessel may be possessed or sold if taken…
§ 8381 It is unlawful to take grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) except between June 1st and March 31st.
§ 8382 Barracuda and yellowtail not less than 28 inches in length may be taken with hook and line at any time.
§ 8383.5 It is unlawful to take, possess, sell, or purchase any white sea bass less than 28 inches in length, measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the end of the…
§ 8384 No barracuda or yellowtail less than 28 inches in length may be sold or purchased, except that not more than five barracuda and five yellowtail per day may be…
§ 8385 No person holding a commercial fishing license while on any barge or boat which for hire carries any sport fisherman may take or have in his possession in any…
§ 8386 Barracuda and yellowtail shall be measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the end of the longer lobe of the tail.
§ 8387 From May 1st to August 31st, inclusive, all of the following are unlawful: (a) For any one person to have in his or her possession on any boat, barge, or other…
§ 8388 (a) No female angel shark measuring less than 42 inches in total length or 151/4 inches in alternate length and no male angel shark measuring less than 40…
§ 8388.5 (a) A person shall not take, possess, sell, or purchase for commercial purposes any leopard shark less than 36 inches in total length. (b) Notwithstanding…
§ 8389 (a) Herring eggs may only be taken for commercial purposes under a revocable, nontransferable permit subject to such regulations as the commission shall…
§ 8391 California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) may be taken at any time.
§ 8392 No California halibut may be taken, possessed, or sold that measures less than 22 inches in total length. Total length means the shortest distance between the…
§ 8393 (a) Except where subdivision (b) has been complied with, marlin meat, whether fresh, smoked, canned, or preserved by any means, shall not be bought or sold, or…
§ 8394 Swordfish shall not be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed by a person for commercial purposes except under a valid swordfish permit. At least one person…
§ 8394.5 The fee for the permit issued pursuant to Section 8394 is three hundred thirty dollars ($330). This permit fee does not apply to the holder of a valid drift…
§ 8395 (a) Upon the recommendation of the director regarding management measures for surfperch of the family Embiotocidae, the commission may adopt regulations to…
§ 8398 (a) It is unlawful to take fish for commercial purposes in that portion of Tomales Bay in District 10 between a line drawn from the most northern tip of…
§ 8399 North of Point Conception, squid may be taken the year around; however, the commission may adopt regulations specifying the days of the week and the times of…
§ 8399.1 (a) In District 10, it is unlawful to engage in the following activities: (1) Attract squid by a light displayed from any vessel, except a vessel deploying…
§ 8400 (a) California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis), and yellowfin gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus) may only be taken for…
§ 8403 (a) To the extent not in conflict with Section 8607, marine species of fin fish that are classified as groundfish may be taken under the regulations of the…