California · Fish and Game Code - FGC
FGC §9001.8: Sablefish may be taken under a general trap permit in ocean waters between a line extending due west true from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County and the United States-Mexico international boundar
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Sablefish may be taken under a general trap permit in ocean waters between a line extending due west true from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County and the United States-Mexico international boundary line, if all of the following criteria are also met: (a) The trap shall be six feet or less in its greatest dimension. (b) The mesh of any trap used for sablefish pursuant to this section shall measure not less than two inches by two inches. (c) The traps may be used only in waters 200 fathoms or deeper. (d) No permittee may possess aboard a vessel at the same time, sablefish traps and any other commercial fishing gear, except that spot prawn traps may be possessed during spot prawn trap open fishing periods as established by the commission and if the permittee has a valid spot prawn trap vessel permit that has not been suspended or revoked.
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