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

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