Section 8693.
8693. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, drift gill nets and set gill nets may be used in Districts 17, 18, 19, and 20A, except for the taking of salmon. (b) Rockfish and lingcod may be taken with drift gill nets and set gill nets in Districts 17, 18, 19, and 20A, subject to the […]
Section 8694.
8694. In District 19A, gill nets may not be used, nor may they be possessed on any boat. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 8696.
8696. Except as otherwise provided, set gill nets may be used south of a line extending 245° magnetic from the western point of the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County except for the taking of salmon. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1442, Sec. 14.)
Section 8700.
8700. Any line used on a gill net which shall tend to cause the webbing of such gill net to bag or hang slack shall cause such net to lose its identity as a gill net and become a trammel net. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 8691.
8691. Set gill nets and trammel nets with mesh smaller than 41/8 inches shall not be used or possessed on any boat taking rockfish or lingcod in ocean waters between a line extending 245° magnetic from the most westerly point of the Point Reyes headlands and a line extending 250° magnetic from the Pigeon Point […]
Section 8692.
8692. Notwithstanding Section 8693, it is unlawful to use gill nets to take rockfish or lingcod in the following waters: (a) Between a line running 240° magnetic from Santa Cruz Point and a line running 240° magnetic from Point Sur lighthouse in Monterey County in waters 100 fathoms or less in depth. (b) Between a line running […]
Section 8680.
8680. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the people of the state, the commercial fishing industry, and California’s marine resources that fishermen who use gill nets or trammel nets be experienced in the use of those nets. (b) In accordance with Section 4 of Article X B of the California […]
Section 8692.5.
8692.5. (a) Not more than 1,250 fathoms (7,500 feet) of gill net or trammel net shall be fished in combination each day from any vessel for lingcod in ocean waters. (b) The Legislature finds and declares that this section, as amended by this act at the 1991–92 Regular Session of the Legislature, is more restrictive on the […]
Section 8681.
8681. (a) Gill nets or trammel nets shall not be used for commercial purposes except under a revocable, nontransferable permit issued by the department. Each permittee shall keep an accurate record of his or her fishing operations in a logbook furnished by the department. The commission may suspend, revoke, or cancel a permit, license, and commercial […]
Section 8681.5.
8681.5. (a) The department shall issue no new gill net or trammel net permits under Section 8681. However, the department may renew an existing, valid permit issued under Section 8681, under regulations adopted pursuant to Section 8682 and upon payment of the fee prescribed under Section 8683. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or Section 8681, any person who […]