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CA Fish & Game Code § 8601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8601.

8601.  Any net or line used to take fish that is anchored to the bottom on each end and is not free to drift with the tide or current is a set net or set line. Any net so placed that it will catch or impound fish within a bight, bay, or estuary, or against the shore upon the receding of the tide is a set net. Fyke nets, shrimp nets, or crab nets are not set nets.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 655, Sec. 1.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8601.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8601.5.

8601.5.  (a) Set nets and set lines shall be marked at both ends with buoys displaying above their waterlines, in numerals at least 2 inches high, the fisherman’s identification number.(b) Each piece or panel of a set net shall be marked along the corkline of the net, in a manner determined by the department to adequately identify the net, with the fisherman’s identification number. The distance between the markings shall not exceed 45 fathoms. If the lost or abandoned net is recovered by the department or persons designated by the department, the commission may require the owner of the lost or abandoned net to pay for all recovery costs. The commission may revoke the owner’s set net permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 for failure to comply with this subdivision.(c) If a person is unable to recover a set net or portion of a set net, the person shall contact one of the department offices located in the City of Belmont, Monterey, Los Alamitos, or San Diego, not later than 72 hours after returning to port following the loss and shall report all of the following information:(1) The date and time when the set net was lost.(2) The location, including depth, where the net was lost.(3) A description of the lost net, including the mesh size, length, height, and target species, and whether anchors remain attached to the net.(4) The name and fisherman’s identification number of the person owning the net.(5) The name and fisherman’s identification number of the person fishing with the net, if different from paragraph (4).(6) The name and California Fish and Game number of the vessel from which the lost net was being fished.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 753, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8601.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8601.6.

8601.6.  (a)  The footrope (leadline) of any set net shall have a breaking strength of at least 50 pounds less than the combined breaking strength of the headrope and corkline.(b) This section shall become operative on August 15, 1990.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 655, Sec. 3. Section operative August 15, 1990, by its own provisions.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8602.

8602.  The length of the meshes of any net shall be determined by taking at least four meshes and measuring them inside the knots or, in the case of knotless nets, inside the points at which the meshes are joined while they are simultaneously drawn closely together.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 136.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8603.

8603.  It is unlawful to use or operate or assist in using or operating any net, trap, line, spear, or appliance, other than in connection with angling, in taking fish, except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4 of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8604.

8604.  It is unlawful willfully to disturb or injure any net, trap, or other apparatus to take fish which is being legally used in the waters of this state.This section does not apply to employees of the department while they are engaged in the performance of their official duties.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 220, Sec. 1.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8605.

8605.  The department or any person authorized by it may use any net or other appliance in any district for the purpose of recovering fish from overflowed areas or landlocked sloughs or ponds where they have been left isolated by receding streams or floodwaters.(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8606.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8606.1.

8606.1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the use of nearshore trawl nets was authorized through the experimental gear permit process and the alternative gear development program as a potential alternative to the use of gill and trammel nets in areas where the use of that gear type has been prohibited. (b) The Legislature, in considering the needs of user groups, requires the use of nearshore trawl nets to be phased out effective January 1, 1993.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 29. Effective October 27, 1992.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8607.

8607.  It is unlawful for any person possessing or operating any type of net, trap, or line that is subject to federal groundfish regulations adopted pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C., Sec. 1801 et seq.) to possess or land any load of fish in violation of those federal groundfish regulations.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1048, Sec. 7. Effective September 26, 1983.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8608.

8608.  Notwithstanding Sections 8660, 8665, 8724, and 8780, the commission may, after a public hearing, when it determines that it is in the best interests of the state’s marine resources and fisheries, adopt regulations, authorizing the use of nets not less than 75 feet from any private pier, wharf, jetty, breakwater, or dock, and restricting the use of the nets within 750 feet of any public pier. However, nothing in this section authorizes the commission to adopt regulations which would extend beyond the maximum of 750 feet the area in which the use of nets is prohibited, as specified in Sections 8660, 8665, 8724, and 8780, or which would prohibit the use of any nets within 75 feet of any private pier, wharf, jetty, breakwater, or dock if that use of the net is permitted by law.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 431, Sec. 1.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1 - Generally|Section 8609.

8609.  The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The central California nearshore gill and trammel net fisheries for California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) and the use of gill nets in these fisheries are expanding at a rapid rate.(b) The incidental take of certain species of seabirds and marine mammals in set gill and trammel nets could be increasing to a level which may be adversely impacting the viability of the populations of nontarget species.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 564, Sec. 6.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.1.

8610.1.  The Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 (Art. X B, Cal. Const.) was adopted as an initiative constitutional amendment at the November 6, 1990, general election. This article codifies and implements that initiative constitutional amendment.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.2.

8610.2.  (a) “District” for the purposes of this article and of Article X B of the California Constitution means a fish and game district as defined in this code on January 1, 1990.(b) Except as specifically provided in this article, all references to sections, articles, chapters, parts, and divisions of this code are to those statutes in effect on January 1, 1990.(c) “Ocean waters” means the waters of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the state.(d) “Zone” means the Marine Resources Protection Zone established pursuant to this article. The zone consists of the following:(1) In waters less than 70 fathoms or within one mile, whichever is less, around the Channel Islands consisting of the Islands of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, San Nicolaus, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina, and San Clemente.(2) The area within three nautical miles offshore of the mainland coast, and the area within three nautical miles off any manmade breakwater, between a line extending due west from Point Arguello and a line extending due west from the Mexican border.(3) In waters less than 35 fathoms between a line running 180 degrees true from Point Fermin and a line running 270 degrees true from the south jetty of Newport Harbor.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.3.

8610.3.  (a) From January 1, 1991, to December 31, 1993, inclusive, gill nets or trammel nets may only be used in the zone pursuant to a nontransferable permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 8610.5.(b) On and after January 1, 1994, gill nets and trammel nets shall not be used in the zone.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.4.

8610.4.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, gill nets and trammel nets may not be used to take any species of rockfish.(b) In ocean waters north of Point Arguello on and after November 7, 1990, the use of gill nets and trammel nets shall be regulated by Article 4 (commencing with Section 8660), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8680) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 8720) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 6, or any regulation or order issued pursuant to these articles, in effect on January 1, 1990, except that as to Sections 8680, 8681, 8681.7, and 8682, and subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 8681.5, or any regulation or order issued pursuant to these sections, the provisions in effect on January 1, 1989, shall control where not in conflict with other provisions of this article, and shall be applicable to all ocean waters. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Legislature shall not be precluded from imposing more restrictions on the use or possession of gill nets or trammel nets. The director shall not authorize the use of gill nets or trammel nets in any area where the use is not permitted even if the director makes specified findings.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.5.

8610.5.  The department shall issue a permit to use a gill net or trammel net in the zone for the period specified in subdivision (a) of Section 8610.3 to any applicant who meets both of the following requirements:(a) Has a commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852.3, inclusive.(b) Has a permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 and is presently the owner or operator of a vessel equipped with a gill net or trammel net.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.6.

8610.6.  The department shall charge the following fees for permits issued pursuant to Section 8610.5 pursuant to the following schedule:Calendar YearFee1991$  2501992   5001993 1,000(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.9.

8610.9.  Any funds remaining in the Marine Resources Protection Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund on or after January 1, 1995, shall, with the approval of the commission, be used to provide grants to colleges, universities, and other bona fide scientific research groups to fund marine resource related scientific research within the ecological reserves established by Section 8610.14. An amount, not to exceed 15 percent of the total funds remaining in that account on or after January 1, 1995, may be expended for the administration of this section.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.11.

8610.11.  It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, receive, transport, purchase, sell, barter, or process any fish obtained in violation of this article.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.12.

8610.12.  To increase the state’s scientific and biological information on the ocean fisheries of this state, the department shall establish a program whereby it can monitor and evaluate the daily landings of fish by commercial fishermen who are permitted under this article to take these fish. The cost of implementing this monitoring program shall be borne by the commercial fishing industry.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.13.

8610.13.  The penalty for a violation of Section 8610.3 or 8610.4 is as specified in Section 12003.5.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 263, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.14.

8610.14.  (a) Prior to January 1, 1994, the commission shall establish four new ecological reserves in ocean waters along the mainland coast. Each ecological reserve shall have a surface area of at least two square miles. The commission shall restrict the use of these ecological reserves to scientific research relating to the management and enhancement of marine resources, including, but not limited to, scientific research as it relates to sportfishing and commercial fishing.Recreational uses, including, but not limited to, hiking, walking, viewing, swimming, diving, surfing, and transient boating are not in conflict with this section.(b) Prior to establishing the four ecological reserves, the commission shall conduct a public hearing at each of the recommended sites or at the nearest practicable location.(c) On and after January 1, 2002, the four ecological reserves established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be called state marine reserves, unless otherwise reclassified pursuant to Section 2855, and shall become part of the state system of marine managed areas.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 385, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.15.

8610.15.  This article does not preempt or supersede any other closures to protect any other wildlife, including sea otters, whales, and shorebirds.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8610.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990|Section 8610.16.

8610.16.  If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 1.5 - Development of Alternative Fishing Gear|Section 8614.

8614.  (a) If an experimental permit is revoked or not renewed, pursuant to a judgment, a decision of the commission, or a legislative enactment, and the permittee has an outstanding loan with the State Coastal Conservancy under Section 31125 of the Public Resources Code, as added by Chapter 910 of the Statutes of 1986, for the purchase of alternative fishing gear, the unpaid balance of the loan shall be excused from the date of revocation or nonrenewal of the permit, or from the date of any judgment, decision, or enactment which terminates the permit, if the permittee relinquishes the permit and returns the collateral fishing gear to the department, in which case the department shall take possession of the alternative fishing gear for the State Coastal Conservancy. Any alternative gear received by the department due to a revocation, nonrenewal, or termination of an experimental permit may be resold by the State Coastal Conservancy at fair market value to other experimental permit applicants or holders under this article. If the permittee chooses to keep the alternative gear and repay the loan, the rate of interest shall be reduced to 3 percent for the remaining balance of the loan.(b) If the Legislature approves the permanent use or type of gear and the commercial fishing permit or the license for the permanent use or type of gear is revoked for a violation of the terms and conditions under which the fishery is conducted, the permittee shall be responsible for any remaining balance on any outstanding loan with the State Coastal Conservancy for the purchase of alternative fishing gear.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 677, Sec. 2.4. Effective October 9, 1991.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 2 - Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish|Section 8623.

8623.  (a) It is unlawful to use any purse seine or round haul net to take yellowtail, barracuda, or white sea bass.(b) It is unlawful to possess any yellowtail, barracuda, or white sea bass, except those taken south of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, and imported into the state under regulations of the commission as provided in Section 2362, on any boat carrying or using any purse seine or round haul net, including, but not limited to, a bait net as described in Section 8780. (c) Gill nets with meshes of a minimum length of 31/2 inches may be used to take yellowtail and barracuda.(d) Gill nets with meshes of a minimum length of six inches may be used to take white sea bass; however, during the period from June 16 to March 14, inclusive, not more than 20 percent by number of a load of fish may be white seabass 28 inches or more in total length, up to a maximum of 10 white seabass per load, if taken in gill nets or trammel nets with meshes from 31/2 to 6 inches in length.(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the department may issue permits to hook and line commercial fishermen to possess a bona fide bait net on their vessels for the purpose of taking bait for their own use only.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 589, Sec. 1.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8625 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 3 - Nets|ARTICLE 2 - Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish|Section 8625.

8625.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, set gill nets and trammel nets with mesh size of not less than 81/2 inches may be used to take California halibut.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), not more than 1,500 fathoms (9,000 feet) of gill net or trammel net shall be fished in combination each day for California halibut from any vessel in ocean waters.(c) Not more than 1,000 fathoms (6,000 feet) of gill net or trammel net shall be fished in combination each day for California halibut from any vessel in ocean waters between a line extending due west magnetic from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County and a line extending 172° magnetic from Rincon Point in Santa Barbara County to San Pedro Point at the east end of Santa Cruz Island in Santa Barbara County, then extending southwesterly 188° magnetic from San Pedro Point on Santa Cruz Island.(d) This section shall become operative on August 15, 1989.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1031, Sec. 2. Section operative August 15, 1989, by its own provisions.)