9025.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best
interest of the people of the state and California's marine resources
and fisheries that the use of commercial hook and line fishing gear
be regulated in a manner that assures the orderly development of the
fisheries, maintenance of viable resources, and sustainable and
satisfying commercial and recreational harvests.
9025.5. (a) Troll lines or handlines having not more than two hooks
(plugs excepted) may be used in any district, and troll lines with
more than two hooks may be used in Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 10,
16, 17, 18, 19, and 19A, and that portion of Fish and Game District
11 west of the Golden Gate Bridge.
(b) "Troll line" means a line with one or more hooks towed by a
vessel underway and making way.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in that portion of Fish and
Game District 10 in Tomales Bay south of a line extending 252 degrees
magnetic from the western tip of Toms Point to the opposite shore,
in that portion of Fish and Game District 11 east of the Golden Gate
Bridge, and in Fish and Game Districts 12 and 13, commercial
fishermen shall not use more than four troll lines or handlines at
any time with not more than two hooks attached to each line, and when
more than one commercial fisherman is aboard a vessel, not more than
six lines with a maximum of two hooks per line may be fished aboard
that vessel.
9026. Set lines may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19.
It is unlawful to use set lines with hooks more than 100 feet above
the anchor or ocean bottom.
9027. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029, in the
area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than
150 hooks on a vessel to take a fish for commercial purposes when
using fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article.
(2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more than 15
hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line
shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are
being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article except
that a single troll line with not more than 30 hooks may be used to
take California halibut.
(3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not
attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b)
shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification
number issued pursuant to Section 7850 to the permittee who is using
the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper
one-half of each buoy, in numbers at least two inches high.
(b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of shore
within Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, and 10, but not including ocean
waters in Fish and Game District 7 between a line extending 203
degrees magnetic from Gitchell Creek and a line extending 252 degrees
magnetic from False Cape in Humboldt County and not including ocean
waters in Fish and Game District 10 between a line extending 245
degrees magnetic from the most westerly point of the west point of
the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County and a line extending due
west magnetic from Point Bolinas in Marin County.
9027.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029 in the
area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than
150 hooks on a vessel to take fish for commercial purposes when using
fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article.
(2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more that 15
hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line
shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are
being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article.
(3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not
attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b)
shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification
number issued pursuant to Section 7852 to the permittee who is using
the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper
one-half of each buoy, in numbers not less than two inches in height.
(b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of the
mainland shore in Fish and Game Districts 17, 18, and 19.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to persons who are fishing
south of a line extending due west from Point Conception and who are
fishing for halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, or rays. The
exemption in this subdivision does not apply if all of the fish
possessed by persons aboard the vessel does not consist of at least
80 percent by number of halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, and
rays.
9028. Notwithstanding Sections 8603 and 9025, it is unlawful to use
fishing lines, including, but not limited to, troll lines and
handlines more than 900 feet in length unless they are used as set
lines pursuant to Sections 8601 and 9026.
9029. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9028, a fishing line which is
anchored to the ocean bottom at one end and attached at the surface
to a fishing vessel or a buoy may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17,
18, and 19.
(b) A fishing line otherwise permitted pursuant to subdivision
(a), may not be used under any of the following circumstances:
(1) To take shortfin mako (bonito) sharks, thresher sharks,
swordfish, or marlin.
(2) If the fishing line exceeds 3,000 feet in length from the
anchor to the surface vessel or buoy.
(3) If any hooks are attached to the upper one-third of the line.
(c) A buoy attached to the surface end of a fishing line used
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall display above its waterline, in
numerals at least two inches high, the fisherman's identification
number. For purposes of this section and Section 8601.5, "fisherman's
identification number" means the number of the person's commercial
fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7850.
9029.5. Notwithstanding Sections 9025.5, 9026, and 9029, it is
unlawful to use set lines, vertical fishing lines, or troll lines to
take fish for commercial purposes within one mile of the nearest
point of land on the mainland shore in Fish and Game District 7 or 10
from sunset on Friday to sunset on the following Sunday or from
sunset of the day before a state recognized legal holiday until
sunset on that holiday. For the purposes of this subdivision, a "set
line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the bottom on each end
and is not free to drift with the tide or current and a "vertical
fishing line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the ocean bottom
at one end and attached at the other end on the surface to a fishing
vessel or a buoy. This section does not apply to the taking of salmon
or California halibut for commercial purposes.
9025.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best
interest of the people of the state and California's marine resources
and fisheries that the use of commercial hook and line fishing gear
be regulated in a manner that assures the orderly development of the
fisheries, maintenance of viable resources, and sustainable and
satisfying commercial and recreational harvests.
9025.5. (a) Troll lines or handlines having not more than two hooks
(plugs excepted) may be used in any district, and troll lines with
more than two hooks may be used in Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 10,
16, 17, 18, 19, and 19A, and that portion of Fish and Game District
11 west of the Golden Gate Bridge.
(b) "Troll line" means a line with one or more hooks towed by a
vessel underway and making way.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in that portion of Fish and
Game District 10 in Tomales Bay south of a line extending 252 degrees
magnetic from the western tip of Toms Point to the opposite shore,
in that portion of Fish and Game District 11 east of the Golden Gate
Bridge, and in Fish and Game Districts 12 and 13, commercial
fishermen shall not use more than four troll lines or handlines at
any time with not more than two hooks attached to each line, and when
more than one commercial fisherman is aboard a vessel, not more than
six lines with a maximum of two hooks per line may be fished aboard
that vessel.
9026. Set lines may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19.
It is unlawful to use set lines with hooks more than 100 feet above
the anchor or ocean bottom.
9027. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029, in the
area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than
150 hooks on a vessel to take a fish for commercial purposes when
using fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article.
(2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more than 15
hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line
shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are
being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article except
that a single troll line with not more than 30 hooks may be used to
take California halibut.
(3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not
attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b)
shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification
number issued pursuant to Section 7850 to the permittee who is using
the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper
one-half of each buoy, in numbers at least two inches high.
(b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of shore
within Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, and 10, but not including ocean
waters in Fish and Game District 7 between a line extending 203
degrees magnetic from Gitchell Creek and a line extending 252 degrees
magnetic from False Cape in Humboldt County and not including ocean
waters in Fish and Game District 10 between a line extending 245
degrees magnetic from the most westerly point of the west point of
the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County and a line extending due
west magnetic from Point Bolinas in Marin County.
9027.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029 in the
area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than
150 hooks on a vessel to take fish for commercial purposes when using
fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article.
(2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more that 15
hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line
shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are
being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article.
(3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not
attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b)
shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification
number issued pursuant to Section 7852 to the permittee who is using
the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper
one-half of each buoy, in numbers not less than two inches in height.
(b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of the
mainland shore in Fish and Game Districts 17, 18, and 19.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to persons who are fishing
south of a line extending due west from Point Conception and who are
fishing for halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, or rays. The
exemption in this subdivision does not apply if all of the fish
possessed by persons aboard the vessel does not consist of at least
80 percent by number of halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, and
rays.
9028. Notwithstanding Sections 8603 and 9025, it is unlawful to use
fishing lines, including, but not limited to, troll lines and
handlines more than 900 feet in length unless they are used as set
lines pursuant to Sections 8601 and 9026.
9029. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9028, a fishing line which is
anchored to the ocean bottom at one end and attached at the surface
to a fishing vessel or a buoy may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17,
18, and 19.
(b) A fishing line otherwise permitted pursuant to subdivision
(a), may not be used under any of the following circumstances:
(1) To take shortfin mako (bonito) sharks, thresher sharks,
swordfish, or marlin.
(2) If the fishing line exceeds 3,000 feet in length from the
anchor to the surface vessel or buoy.
(3) If any hooks are attached to the upper one-third of the line.
(c) A buoy attached to the surface end of a fishing line used
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall display above its waterline, in
numerals at least two inches high, the fisherman's identification
number. For purposes of this section and Section 8601.5, "fisherman's
identification number" means the number of the person's commercial
fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7850.
9029.5. Notwithstanding Sections 9025.5, 9026, and 9029, it is
unlawful to use set lines, vertical fishing lines, or troll lines to
take fish for commercial purposes within one mile of the nearest
point of land on the mainland shore in Fish and Game District 7 or 10
from sunset on Friday to sunset on the following Sunday or from
sunset of the day before a state recognized legal holiday until
sunset on that holiday. For the purposes of this subdivision, a "set
line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the bottom on each end
and is not free to drift with the tide or current and a "vertical
fishing line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the ocean bottom
at one end and attached at the other end on the surface to a fishing
vessel or a buoy. This section does not apply to the taking of salmon
or California halibut for commercial purposes.
9025.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best
interest of the people of the state and California's marine resources
and fisheries that the use of commercial hook and line fishing gear
be regulated in a manner that assures the orderly development of the
fisheries, maintenance of viable resources, and sustainable and
satisfying commercial and recreational harvests.
9025.5. (a) Troll lines or handlines having not more than two hooks
(plugs excepted) may be used in any district, and troll lines with
more than two hooks may be used in Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 10,
16, 17, 18, 19, and 19A, and that portion of Fish and Game District
11 west of the Golden Gate Bridge.
(b) "Troll line" means a line with one or more hooks towed by a
vessel underway and making way.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in that portion of Fish and
Game District 10 in Tomales Bay south of a line extending 252 degrees
magnetic from the western tip of Toms Point to the opposite shore,
in that portion of Fish and Game District 11 east of the Golden Gate
Bridge, and in Fish and Game Districts 12 and 13, commercial
fishermen shall not use more than four troll lines or handlines at
any time with not more than two hooks attached to each line, and when
more than one commercial fisherman is aboard a vessel, not more than
six lines with a maximum of two hooks per line may be fished aboard
that vessel.
9026. Set lines may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19.
It is unlawful to use set lines with hooks more than 100 feet above
the anchor or ocean bottom.
9027. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029, in the
area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than
150 hooks on a vessel to take a fish for commercial purposes when
using fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article.
(2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more than 15
hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line
shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are
being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article except
that a single troll line with not more than 30 hooks may be used to
take California halibut.
(3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not
attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b)
shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification
number issued pursuant to Section 7850 to the permittee who is using
the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper
one-half of each buoy, in numbers at least two inches high.
(b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of shore
within Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, and 10, but not including ocean
waters in Fish and Game District 7 between a line extending 203
degrees magnetic from Gitchell Creek and a line extending 252 degrees
magnetic from False Cape in Humboldt County and not including ocean
waters in Fish and Game District 10 between a line extending 245
degrees magnetic from the most westerly point of the west point of
the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County and a line extending due
west magnetic from Point Bolinas in Marin County.
9027.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029 in the
area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than
150 hooks on a vessel to take fish for commercial purposes when using
fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article.
(2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more that 15
hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line
shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are
being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article.
(3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not
attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b)
shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification
number issued pursuant to Section 7852 to the permittee who is using
the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper
one-half of each buoy, in numbers not less than two inches in height.
(b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of the
mainland shore in Fish and Game Districts 17, 18, and 19.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to persons who are fishing
south of a line extending due west from Point Conception and who are
fishing for halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, or rays. The
exemption in this subdivision does not apply if all of the fish
possessed by persons aboard the vessel does not consist of at least
80 percent by number of halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, and
rays.
9028. Notwithstanding Sections 8603 and 9025, it is unlawful to use
fishing lines, including, but not limited to, troll lines and
handlines more than 900 feet in length unless they are used as set
lines pursuant to Sections 8601 and 9026.
9029. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9028, a fishing line which is
anchored to the ocean bottom at one end and attached at the surface
to a fishing vessel or a buoy may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17,
18, and 19.
(b) A fishing line otherwise permitted pursuant to subdivision
(a), may not be used under any of the following circumstances:
(1) To take shortfin mako (bonito) sharks, thresher sharks,
swordfish, or marlin.
(2) If the fishing line exceeds 3,000 feet in length from the
anchor to the surface vessel or buoy.
(3) If any hooks are attached to the upper one-third of the line.
(c) A buoy attached to the surface end of a fishing line used
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall display above its waterline, in
numerals at least two inches high, the fisherman's identification
number. For purposes of this section and Section 8601.5, "fisherman's
identification number" means the number of the person's commercial
fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7850.
9029.5. Notwithstanding Sections 9025.5, 9026, and 9029, it is
unlawful to use set lines, vertical fishing lines, or troll lines to
take fish for commercial purposes within one mile of the nearest
point of land on the mainland shore in Fish and Game District 7 or 10
from sunset on Friday to sunset on the following Sunday or from
sunset of the day before a state recognized legal holiday until
sunset on that holiday. For the purposes of this subdivision, a "set
line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the bottom on each end
and is not free to drift with the tide or current and a "vertical
fishing line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the ocean bottom
at one end and attached at the other end on the surface to a fishing
vessel or a buoy. This section does not apply to the taking of salmon
or California halibut for commercial purposes.
