California Marine Districts
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CALIFORNIA HALIBUTPERMISSIBLE GEAR: Number of lines/hooks, and types of lines CaliforCOMMERCIALnia Mar HOOK-AND-LINEine Districts Refer toGear FGC Definitions §9025.1 - 9029.5(pg. 2) and ! Crescent City FISHING AREA DEL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NORTE Refer 1to §11000-11039, District Map (left), and FGC ! District 6 Bodega Bay SONOMA Marine Protected Area Regulations Multiple lines. District 8 • ! Eureka •M ALinesRIN with moreD thanis 2t rhooksict 12 Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18,Po andint 19Reyes ! permitted. • further than one mile from District 9 CONTRA Cape ! mainland shore Mendocino HUMBOLDT COSTA False Cape to Gitchell Creek,D iandst rict 11 SAN FRANCISCO Point Reyeswithin toone Point mile Bolinas of shore • Multiple troll linesDi sort handrict lines. 13 refer to FGC §9027(b) • District 7 • No more thanAL 2A MhooksEDA per troll line • ! MENDOCINO Half Moon Bay or hand line. DistrictWest 11 of the Golden Gate Bridge Fort Bragg ! • SAN MATEO District 10 • No more thanSA fourNTA troll lines or Districts 16 and 19A Pigeon Point hand lines. CLARA ! Districts 8, 9, 19B, 20, 20A, and 21 When more than one commercial ! • Point Arena fishermanSANTA is aboard a vessel, no CRUZ District 17 more than six lines. SONOMA Tomales Bay • No more than two hooks • Inside Tom’s Point; refer to area attached to each troll line or Bodega Bay ! described in FGC §9025.5(c) SOLANO LOS ANGELES AhandREDA line.istrict 16 District 12 Multiple lines. Point Reyes ! MARIN San FranciscoDistrict 11 Bay east of the Golden • CONTRA • No more than 15 hooks on one COSTA Gate Bridge, and Districts 12 • District 10 District 11 LOS ANlineGE ORLE aS single line may be used SAN FRANCISCO District 13 and 13, refer to FGC §9025.5(c) ALAMEDA with 30 hooks (no other gear Half Moon Bay ! VENTURA allowed). SAN MATEO SANTA !V! entura Pigeon Point ! No more than 150 hooks may be ! CLARA Districts 6, 7, and 10 • • within one mile of shore Los Angeusedles on a vessel. SANTA CRUZ • excluding False Cape to ! • Multiple lines. Gitchell Creek,Anaca panda Point Reyes District 17 District 16 Island DistricNot 1 more9A than 15 hooks on one line. to Point Bolinas Point • !! Monterey San Pe•d Noro more than 150 hooks may be (refer to FGC §9027(b))Dume ! Point Lobos Diusedstri cont a1 vessel,9B unless fishing for ! Point Sur halibut south of a line extending MONTEREY Districts 17, 18, and 19 ORANGE within one mileSanta of District • Catalina due! west from Point Conception mainlandSanta shoreIsland Barbara and fish possessed by persons 20 Dana Island Poiaboardnt the vessel consists of at District 118 San least 80 percent halibut by number. Nicolas District Island ! Set lines may be used. Morro ! SAN LUIS 20A • District 18 Bay OBISPO 1 San ! ! Fish and Game Code ClementeDistricts 6, District Island San Diego 118.5 7, 10, 17, SANTA 18, and 19 BARBARA and are not legal documents Santa VENTURA ! LOS ANGELES Bar!b!ara *These excerpts are for informational purposes only Point Conception ! V!! entura Los Angeles San Miguel ! information and gear definitions. Island Anacapa Santa Cruz Island District 19A See reverse for inset maps of the San Francisco Bay Santa Island Point and Los Angeles areas, and further regulatory Rosa San Pedro Island Dume ! District 19B ORANGE Santa District Catalina ! This map is for general informational purposes Santa Island Barbara 20 Dana Island only and is not to be used for determiningmiles from theshore. Point exact boundaries of the listed fishing districts San District Nicolas or for other legal and navigational purposes. District 19 Island 20A SAN DIEGO ! Districts exist only in state waters three nautical San ! Clemente Island ! San Diego ! ! District 21 This map is for general informational purposes only and is not to be used for determining the exact boundaries of the listed fishing districts or for other legal and navigational purposes. Districts exist only in state waters 3 nautical miles from shore. California Marine Districts ! Crescent City DEL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NORTE District 6 Bodega Bay ! SONOMA District 8 ! Eureka MARIN District 12 Point Reyes ! Gear DefinitionsDistrict 9 “Troll line” FGC §9025.5(b), §9028: Cape ! CONTRA Mendocino HUMBOLDT A line with one or more hooks COSTA towed by a vessel underway andDi strict 11 making way. Troll lines and ShandAN -FRANCISCO District 13 District 7 lines more than 900 feet in length ALAMEDA MENDOCINO are not permitted unless they areHa lf Moon Bay ! Fort Bragg ! used as set lines. SAN MATEO “Set line” FGCDi s§8601,tric t§8601.5(a): 10 SANTA PigeoThen P Californiaoint Halibut, ParalichthysCLARA californicus, ! Any line used to take fish that is is a member of the Sand Flounder family. It is the Point Arena ! SANTA anchored to the bottom on each second largest flatfish to occur in California ocean CRUZ end and is not free to drift withDi strict 1waters7 (after Pacific Halibut). SONOMA the tide or current is a set line. Bodega Bay ! Set lines shall be marked at both LLosOS AngelesANGELES AreaAREDA istrict 16 ends SwithOLAN Obuoys displaying above District 12 Point Reyes ! MARIN their waterlines,CONTRA in numerals at COSTA District 10 District 11 least 2 in. high, the fisherman’s LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCidentificationISCO District 1 3number. It is unlawful ALAMEDA Half Moon Batoy ! use set lines with hooks more VENTURA SAN MATEO SANTA !V! entura Pigeon Poithannt 100 feet above the anchor or ! ! CLARA ocean bottom. SANTA CRUZ Los Angeles Minimum Size Limit FGC §8392: 22 in. total length. It is ! District 16 Anacapa District 19A District 17 permissible to swing or fan the tail. Island Point !! Monterey San Pedro Dume ! Season FGC §8391Point L: oOpenbos year-round. District 19B ! Point Sur ORANGE MONTEREY Santa District Take Limit None Catalina ! Santa Island Barbara 20 Dana Island FGC §7856(f) Sturgeon or striped bass shall not Point be possessed aboardDistrict 1 1a8 commer-San Nicolas District Island ! cial fishing vessel. ! Morro SAN LUIS 20A District 18 Bay OBISPO San ! ! These excerpts are for informational purposes only and are not Clemente District Island San Diego Clegala documentslifornia M1a18.5rine Districts SANTA BARBARA ! Santa Crescent City San Francisco Bay Area VENTURA DEL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AR! EA LOS ANGELES Bar!b!ara NORTE Point Conception ! V!! entura District 6 Bodega Bay ! Los Angeles San SONOMA Miguel ! Island Anacapa Santa Cruz Island District 19A Santa Island Point Rosa San Pedro Island Dume ! District 8 District 19B ! Eureka MARIN DistricORtA N1GE2 Santa ! District Point Reyes Catalina ! Santa Island Barbara 20 Dana District 9 Island Cape ! CONTRAP oint HUMBOLDT San Mendocino Nicolas District COSTA DisDtricits 1t9rict 11Island 20A SAN DIEGO ! San ! SAN FRANCISCO Clemente Island ! DistSrain cDietg o1! 3! District 7 ALAMEDA District 21 ThMisE NmDOaCpI NisO for general informational purposes only Hanad lifs Mnoto to bne Bay ! used for determining the exact boundaries of the listed fishing districts Fort Bragg ! SAN MATEO or for other legal and navigaDtioinsalt pruirpcotse 1s. 0 Districts exist only in state SANTA waters 3 nautical miles from shore. Pigeon Point CLARA ! Point Arena ! SANTA District 17 CRUZ SONOMA Bodega Bay ! LOS ANGELES AREDA istrict 16 Version 1, May 2019.SOLA NNCCFRMPO District 12 Point Reyes ! MARIN CONTRA COSTA District 10 District 11 LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO District 13 ALAMEDA Half Moon Bay ! VENTURA SAN MATEO SANTA !V! entura Pigeon Point ! ! CLARA SANTA CRUZ Los Angeles ! District 16 Anacapa District 19A District 17 Island Point !! Monterey San Pedro Dume ! Point Lobos District 19B ! Point Sur ORANGE MONTEREY Santa District Catalina ! Santa Island Barbara 20 Dana Island Point District 118 San Nicolas District Island ! Morro ! SAN LUIS 20A District 18 Bay OBISPO San ! ! Clemente District Island San Diego 118.5 SANTA BARBARA Santa VENTURA ! LOS ANGELES Barb!ara Point Conception ! ! V!! entura Los Angeles San Miguel ! Island Anacapa Santa Cruz Island District 19A Santa Island Point Rosa San Pedro Island Dume ! District 19B ORANGE Santa District Catalina ! Santa Island Barbara 20 Dana Island Point San Nicolas District District 19 Island 20A SAN DIEGO ! San ! Clemente Island ! San Diego ! ! District 21 This map is for general informational purposes only and is not to be used for determining the exact boundaries of the listed fishing districts or for other legal and navigational purposes. Districts exist only in state waters 3 nautical miles from shore..