Current through Register 2023 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 29, 2023
(a) The species or
species groups listed in subsections
1.91(a)(1)
through 1.91(a)(12)
constitute "federal groundfish" and are managed under the Federal Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan:
(1)
"Nearshore Rockfish," which means the following species of rockfish: black
rockfish (Sebastes melanops), black and yellow rockfish
(S. chrysomelas), blue rockfish (S.
mystinus), brown rockfish (S. auriculatus), calico
rockfish (S. dallii), China rockfish (S.
nebulosus), copper rockfish (S. caurinus), gopher
rockfish (S. carnatus), grass rockfish (S.
rastrelliger), kelp rockfish (S. atrovirens), olive
rockfish (S. serranoides), quillback rockfish (S.
maliger), treefish (S. serriceps)
(2) "California Scorpionfish"
(Scorpaena guttata)
(3) "Shelf Rockfish" which means the
following species of rockfish: bocaccio (Sebastes
paucispinis), bronzespotted rockfish (S. gilli),
canary rockfish (S. pinniger), chilipepper (S.
goodei), cowcod (S. levis), dusky rockfish
(S. ciliatus), flag rockfish (S.
rubrivinctus), greenblotched rockfish (S.
rosenblatti), greenspotted rockfish (S.
chlorostictus), greenstriped rockfish (S. elongatus),
harlequin rockfish (S. variegatus), honeycomb rockfish
(S. umbrosus), Mexican rockfish (S.
macdonaldi), pink rockfish (S. eos), redstripe
rockfish (S. proriger), rosethorn rockfish (S.
helvomaculatus), rosy rockfish (S. rosaceus),
shortbelly rockfish (S. jordani), silvergray rockfish
(S. brevispinis), speckled rockfish (S.
ovalis), squarespot rockfish (S. hopkinsi), starry
rockfish (S. constellatus), stripetail rockfish (S.
saxicola), tiger rockfish (S. nigrocinctus),
vermilion rockfish (S. miniatus), widow rockfish (S.
entomelas), yelloweye rockfish (S. ruberrimus),
yellowtail rockfish (S. flavidus)
(4) "Slope Rockfish" which means the
following species of rockfish: aurora rockfish (Sebastes
aurora), bank rockfish (S. rufus), blackgill rockfish
(S. melanostomus), darkblotched rockfish (S.
crameri), Pacific ocean perch (S. alutus), redbanded
rockfish (S. babcocki), rougheye rockfish (S.
aleutianus), sharpchin rockfish (S. zacentrus),
shortraker rockfish (S. borealis), splitnose rockfish
(S. diploproa), yellowmouth rockfish (S.
reedi)
(5) "Sharks",
including only leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata), soupfin
shark (Galeorhinus galeus), and spiny dogfish (Squalus
suckleyi)
(6) "Skates",
which means big skate (Raja binoculata), California skate
(R. inornata), longnose skate (R. rhina),
Roughtail/black skate (Bathyraja trachura), Aleutian skate
(B. aleutica), Bering/sandpaper skate (R.
interrupta) and all other genera and species of skates in the families
Arhynchobatidae and Rajidae that occur off California.
(7) "Roundfish", including only cabezon
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), kelp greenling
(Hexagrammos decagrammus), lingcod (Ophiodon
elongatus), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus),
Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus), and sablefish
(Anoplopoma fimbria)
(8) "Thornyheads", which means longspine
thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis), and shortspine thornyhead
(Sebastolobus alascanus)
(9) "Federally Managed Flatfish", including
only arrowtooth flounder (arrowtooth turbot) (Atheresthes
stomias), Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus), English
sole (Parophrys vetulus), petrale sole (Eopsetta
jordani), and starry flounder (Platichthys
stellatus).
(10) "Other
Flatfish", including only butter sole (Isopsetta isolepis),
curlfin sole (Pleuronichthys decurrens), flathead sole
(Hippoglossoides elassodon), Pacific sanddab
(Citharichthys sordidus), rex sole (Glyptocephalus
zachirus), rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), and
sand sole (Psettichthys melanostictus).
(11) "Other fish", including only ratfish
(Hydrolagus colliei), finescale codling (Antimora
microlepis), Pacific grenadier (rattail) (Coryphaenoides
acrolepis) and all other genera and species of grenadiers in the
family Macrouridae that occur off California
(12) All genera and species of the family
Scorpaenidae that occur off California and not specifically listed in (a)(1)
through (a)(4) or (a)(8) above.
(b) "RCG Complex" means all species of
rockfish (Sebastes), cabezon (Scorpaenichthys
marmoratus), and kelp and rock greenlings (genus
Hexagrammos).
1. New
section filed 1-3-2003; operative 1-3-2003 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
sections
202 and
215
(Register 2003, No. 1).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and
NOTE filed 12-27-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 53).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)(9) and
(a)(10) filed 1-18-2007; operative 1-18-2007 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4(c)
(Register 2007, No. 3).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(3),
(a)(5)-(7) and (a)(9)-(12) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-10-2015; operative
3-10-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 11).
5. Change without regulatory effect
amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
6. Amendment of subsections
(a)(1) and (a)(5) filed 12-30-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Government
Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(B)
(Register 2022, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
200,
265 and
8587.1,
Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
205 and
7071,
Fish and Game Code.
