Contact Information
Main Office: 21 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey, CA 93940
Information: (831) 649-2870, AskMarine@dfg.ca.gov
Regional Manager:
Marija Vojkovich
Executive Secretary:
Sherrie Vicario
(562) 342-7107
Groundfish Central: Commercial Groundfish Regulations
Notice to California Commercial Fishermen and Processors:The Department of Fish and Game is no longer mailing commercial groundfish trip limit tables during the year. Please follow the links below to obtain online current groundfish federal regulations that are effective in waters off the coast of California.
California Commercial Fishing Regulations
State Managed Commercial Fisheries: Cabezon, Greenlings and Sheephead (CGS)
Federal Groundfish Regulations
Link to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website
Groundfish Public Notices and Trip Limits
Link to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website
- Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Management Measures

October 10, 2008 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Correction to Limited Entry trawl gear fishery management measures North of 40°10' N. lat.

October 7, 2008 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial Management Measures

October 1, 2008 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial Management Measures

July 31, 2008 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures

May 16, 2008 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits

March 21, 2008 - Compliance Guide for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Vessel Monitoring Program

Effective February 4, 2008 - 2008 Commercial Groundfish Trip Limits (Effective January 1, 2008)

December 14, 2007 - Changes to 2007 Commercial Trip Limits for Sablefish

December 4, 2007 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial Management Measures

October 1, 2007 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Correction to limited entry trawl trip limit tables

July 27, 2007 - Link to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial Management Measures

July 20, 2007 - Link to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures

May 1, 2007 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits

March 1, 2007 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures

January 1, 2007 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures

December 1, 2006 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures

October 1, 2006 - Industry Notice to Commercial Fishermen and Processors: Inseason Adjustment for Commercial Groundfish Fisheries that Affect California

October 1, 2006 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Changes to Commercial, Recreational and Tribal Management Measures

July 1, 2006 - Link to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Adjustments to commercial and recreational management; Public Notice from the National Marine Fisheries Service

March 1, 2006 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Commercial Trip Limits for 2006; Proposed Rule for Management Measures in 2006; Lingcod Stock is Rebuilt

December 27, 2005 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Emergency rule to establishes a salmon conservation zone for the Pacific whiting fishery

August 26, 2005 - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Higher than expected catch in the bottom trawl fishery

July 27, 2005 - Rockfish Sort Groups

April 18, 2005
NOAA Fisheries' West Coast Groundfish Email List
(Link to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website)
Rockfish Management Categories



