Proposed Groundfish regulations posted to Fish and Game Commission website

NOTICE IS GIVEN that any person interested may present statements, orally or in writing, relevant to
this action at a webinar/teleconference hearing to be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at
10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. Instructions for participation in the
webinar/teleconference hearing will be posted at www.fgc.ca.gov in advance of the meeting or may
be obtained by calling 916-653-4899.

1. Increase the allowable depth for the recreational groundfish fishery in the Mendocino
Groundfish Management Area from 20 to 30 fathoms;
2. Increase the allowable depth for the recreational groundfish fishery in the San Francisco
Groundfish Management Area from 40 to 50 fathoms;
3. Increase the allowable depth for the recreational groundfish fishery in the Southern Groundfish
Management Area from 75 to 100 fathoms;
4. Increase the recreational bag limit for lingcod from one to two fish in the Mendocino, San
Francisco, Central, and Southern Groundfish Management Areas;
5. Increase the recreational bag limit for cabezon from three to 10 fish within the RCG bag limit of
10 fish;
6. Increase the recreational bag limit for canary rockfish from two to 10 fish within the RCG bag
limit of 10 fish;
7. Increase the recreational bag limit for black rockfish from three to 10 fish within the RCG bag
limit of 10 fish;
8. Decrease the recreational bag limit for vermilion rockfish from 10 to five fish within the RCG
bag limit of 10 fish;
9. Add method of take restriction for California scorpionfish;
10.Increase commercial trip limits for cabezon from 500 to 1,000 pounds, and greenling from 250
to 500 pounds every two months;
11.Update authority and reference citations.


Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=181913&inline

Initial Statement for reasons
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=181914&inline

Proposed Regulatory Language
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=181915&inline

Is this an old proposal? Pretty sure ling cod is already at 2 and blacks are at 4