Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 1.90

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 1.90 - Nearshore Fish Stocks, Nearshore Fisheries, Nearshore Waters, and Shallow Nearshore Rockfish Defined

(a) Under the authority of Section 8587.1 of the Fish and Game Code, Section 8586 of the Fish and Game Code is made inoperative.

(b) "Nearshore fish stocks" means any of the following:

(1) black rockfish (Sebastes melanops),

(2) black-and-yellow rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas),

(3) blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus),

(4) brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus),

(5) cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus),

(6) calico rockfish (Sebastes dallii),

(7) California scorpionfish (sculpin) (Scorpaena guttata),

(8) California sheephead (Bodianus pulcher),

(9) China rockfish (Sebastes nebulosus),

(10) copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus),

(11) gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus),

(12) grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger),

(13) greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos,

(14) kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens),

(15) monkeyface eel (Cebidichthys violaceus),

(16) olive rockfish (Sebastes serranoides),

(17) quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger), and

(18) treefish (Sebastes serriceps),

(c) "Nearshore fisheries" means the commercial or recreational taking, possession, or landing of any species of nearshore fish stocks.

(d) "Nearshore waters" means ocean waters including around offshore rocks and islands extending from the shore to a depth of 20 fathoms.

(e) "Shallow nearshore rockfish" means a subgroup of rockfishes (genus Sebastes) including only black-and-yellow rockfish, China rockfish, gopher rockfish, grass rockfish, and kelp rockfish.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 1.90

Note: Authority cited: Sections 7071 and 8587.1, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 8585.5 and 8586, Fish and Game Code.

1. New section filed 3-5-2001; operative 3-5-2001 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2001, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section heading and new subsection (e) filed 1-3-2003; operative 1-3-2003 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2003, No. 1).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(8) filed 10-19-2023 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2023, No. 42).