California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 4 - Ocean Fishing › Article 1 - Ocean and San Francisco Bay District Fin Fish-Minimum Size Limits, Bag and Possession Limits and Seasons › Fin Fish-Minimum Size Limits, Bag and Possession Limits and Seasons › Section 27.60 - Limit

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) General. No
						more than 20 finfish in combination of all species with not more than 10 of any
						one species, may be taken or possessed by any one person except as otherwise
						provided or as defined in subsection (c) below or in Section
						195. See sections
						27.70 through
						28.62 for special bag limits,
						minimum size limits and poundage restrictions for certain species that apply in
						addition to the general bag limit.
(b) There is no limit on the following
						species: anchovy, jacksmelt, topsmelt, Pacific butterfish (pompano), queenfish,
						sanddabs, skipjack, jack mackerel, Pacific mackerel, Pacific staghorn sculpin,
						round herring, Pacific sardine, petrale sole and starry flounder.
(c) Boat limit. When two or more persons that
						are licensed or otherwise authorized to sport fish in ocean waters off
						California or in the San Francisco Bay District, defined in Section
						27.00, are angling for finfish
						aboard a vessel in these waters, fishing by all authorized persons aboard may
						continue until boat limits of finfish are taken and possessed aboard the vessel
						as authorized under this section or Section
						195, Title 14, CCR.
(1) The authorization for boat limits aboard
						a vessel does not apply to fishing trips originating in California where fish
						are taken in other jurisdictions.
(2) A boat limit for a species or species
						group is the number of persons aboard a vessel that are licensed or otherwise
						authorized to sport fish in ocean waters off California, or in waters of the
						San Francisco Bay District, (see special conditions of Section
						195, Title 14, CCR, applicable to
						operator and crew members of vessels licensed pursuant to Fish and Game Code
						7920) multiplied by the individual daily bag limit authorized for a species or
						species group in those waters. With the exception of species listed in
						subsection (b) above, the total fish aboard a boat may not exceed the aggregate
						per-person daily bag limit of 20-finfish in combination of all species times
						the number of anglers licensed or otherwise authorized to sport fish aboard the
						vessel. It is unlawful to exceed the boat limit at any time.
(3) All persons aboard a vessel may be cited
						where violations involving boat limits are found, including, but not limited to
						the following violations:
(A) Over
						limits
(B) Possession of prohibited
						species
(C) Violation of size
						limits
(D) Fish taken out of season
						or in closed areas.
(4)
						Upon completion of a fishing trip aboard a vessel, each licensed angler or
						person otherwise authorized to sport fish may not possess more than the
						individual daily bag and possession limits. For purposes of this section, a
						trip is completed at the time a person disembarks from a vessel and individual
						possession limits apply. Special boat limit provisions apply to persons fishing
						aboard commercial passenger fishing vessels reporting pursuant to Section
						195, Title 14, CCR.
(5) Species for which no daily bag limit
						exists are not counted as part of a boat limit.
(6) Boat limits are not authorized for
						sturgeon fishing and shall not apply to the take, possession or retention of
						sturgeon.