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DIVISION 6. FISH 5500-9101›PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING 7600-9101›CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish 8140-8599.4›ARTICLE 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery 8561-8583.5

§ 8575.5

California Fish and Game Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article shall not be used in the following areas:

(a) Within 12 nautical miles from the nearest point on the mainland shore north of a line extending due west from Point Arguello.

(b) East of a line running from Point Reyes to Noonday Rock to the westernmost point of Southeast Farallon Island to Pillar Point.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 671, Sec. 3.5.)

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