Rules & Regulations
REVISED 5/5 - Groundfish regs changed for the rest
of 2004!
We link to new, revised inseason California DFG reg changes
that conform with PFMC guidelines. We also link to the April
PFMC Decision Document and other useful regulatory sites -- one
even has pictures of the federally managed groundfish. REVISION
TO NOTE: Black rockfish closed Cape Mendocino to the Oregon border
5/16-5/31/04 and September through December.
For California's recreational anglers, the changes include new
depth regulations and season dates and, except for Black Rockfish
in the north, will take effect on May 1. For completeness, we
link to the DFG's official regulation documents for each area.
Remember, Lingcod regulations changed 4/1/04: Lingcod minimum
size limit is now 30 inches, the daily bag limit is one fish,
and Lingcod take is prohibited during November and December.
Web page
listing regulation changes for each section of the coast
For easier printing, we suggest you view the regulations for
each area in PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format:
CA-OR
Border to 40°10' N. lat. (near Cape Mendocino)
40°10'
N. lat. (near Cape Mendocino) to 36°00' N. lat. (near Lopez
Pt)
36°00'
N. lat. (near Lopez Pt.) to 34°27' N. lat. (near Pt Conception)
34°27'
N. lat. (near Pt Conception) to the CA-Mexico Border
OTHER LINKS
5/5 DFG's
Black Rockfish closure press release
4/30
Expanded bottom fishing inseason regulation change notice (much
more complete than the original press release)
Original
DFG inseason-changes news release
See also the Fish & Game Commission's 2004
new & proposed regulations page, which contains all
you would ever want to know (and then some) about how California's
regulations came to be.
Full
list of federally managed bottomfish , including links
to brochures with images
For the latest information, check the DFG's website at www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd .
