Section 8590.
8590. For the purposes of this article, “prawns” or “shrimp”, or both, include all of the following species: (a) Spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros). (b) Ridgeback prawn (Sicyonia ingentis). (c) Coonstrip prawn (Pandalus danae). (d) Pacific ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani). (e) Bay shrimp (Crangon franciscorum and Crago sp.). (f) Red rock shrimp (Lysmata californica). (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1442, Sec. 6.)
Section 8579.
8579. (a) A permittee shall be subject to the provisions of this article whenever the permittee is using a drift gill net, unless the permittee has surrendered his or her permit to the department. (b) A permittee may surrender his or her permit by notifying the department of his or her intentions by submitting a notarized form […]
Section 8591.
8591. Prawns or shrimp may be taken for commercial purposes under the regulations of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 18.)
Section 8580.
8580. It is unlawful for any permittee to sell swordfish taken by him or her to other than the persons described in Section 8032 or 8033. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 246, Sec. 7.)
Section 8581.
8581. Any license issued pursuant to Sections 8032 to 8036, inclusive, may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, upon a conviction for a violation of Section 8043 for failure to report, or for inaccurately reporting, shark or swordfish landings by fishermen operating under permits issued pursuant to Section 8394 […]
Section 8582.
8582. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the intent of this article is not to permit or encourage the taking of marlin for commercial purposes. (b) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person operating under a permit pursuant to this article to sell or possess for sale or personal use any marlin. In the event […]
Section 8583.
8583. (a) By March 31, 2020, the department shall establish a program to transition the holders of drift gill net permits issued pursuant to Section 8561 out of the drift gill net fishery that includes the following conditions: (1) A permittee who chooses to participate in the transition program shall indicate the permittee’s intention to the department […]
Section 8583.5.
8583.5. This article does not create or recognize a property right in fish expected to be caught using a permit issued pursuant to Section 8561. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 8. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)
Section 8585.
8585. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Nearshore Fisheries Management Act. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1999.)
Section 8585.5.
8585.5. The Legislature finds and declares that important commercial and recreational fisheries exist on numerous stocks of rockfish (genus Sebastes), California sheephead (genus Semicossyphus), kelp greenling (genus Hexagrammos), cabezon (genus Scorpaenichthys), and scorpionfish (genus Scorpaena), in the nearshore state waters extending from the shore to one nautical mile offshore the California coast, that there is […]