Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
This Section applies to take or possession of federal
groundfish species and all greenlings of the genus
Hexagrammos. For specific definitions, applicability, and
procedures, see sections
1.91 and
27.20. For size limits, bag and
possession limits, and other regulations that apply to individual species, see
specific sections beginning with Section
27.60.
(a) The Central Groundfish Management Area
means ocean waters between 37° 11' N. lat. (at Pigeon Point, San Mateo
County) and 34° 27' N. lat. (at Point Conception, Santa Barbara County).
Within the Central Groundfish Management Area, seasons and depth restrictions
may differ north and south of a line extending west of 36° N. lat. (near
Point Lopez, Monterey County). The areas north and south of this line are
referred to as the Central Groundfish Management Area -- North of 36° N.
lat. and the Central Groundfish Management Area -- South of 36° N.
lat.
(b) Central Groundfish
Management Area -- North of 36° N. lat. Seasons and depth restrictions
effective for all species of rockfish (except as specified in subsection
28.55(b)(1)),
lingcod, cabezon, and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos:
(1) January 1 through March 31:
Closed.
(2) April 1 through April
30, October 1 through October 31 and December 1 through December 31:
(A) Take or possession of species and species
groups listed in subsections 1. through 3. is authorized seaward of a line
approximating the the 50-fathom boundary line as defined by federal waypoints
along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts. Take or
possession of these species is prohibited shoreward of this line, except as
provided in subsection
27.20(b). The
50-fathom boundary line is defined by straight lines connecting the set of
50-fathom waypoints as adopted in Federal Regulations ( 50 CFR Part 660,
Subpart G).
1. Shelf rockfish, as defined in
subsection
1.91(a)(3),
except bronzespotted rockfish, cowcod, and yelloweye rockfish which may not be
taken or possessed
2. Slope
rockfish, as defined in subsection
1.91(a)(4)
3. Lingcod
(B) Nearshore species closure:
Notwithstanding subsection
27.20(b)(1)(A),
take or possession of nearshore rockfish as defined in subsection
1.91(a)(1),
cabezon, and greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos is prohibited
in all waters of the Central Groundfish Management Area -- North of 36° N.
lat.
(3) May 1 through
September 30 and November 1 through November 30: Take or possession of all
species of rockfish (except as specified in subsection
28.55(b)(1)),
lingcod, cabezon, and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos
is authorized shoreward of the 20-fathom boundary line as defined in Section
35.00. Take or possession of all
species of rockfish, lingcod, cabezon, and all greenlings of the genus
Hexagrammos is prohibited seaward of this line, except as
provided in subsection
27.20(b).
(c) Central Groundfish Management Area --
South of 36° N. lat. Seasons and depth restrictions effective for all
species of rockfish, lingcod, cabezon, and all greenlings of the genus
Hexagrammos:
(1) January 1
through March 31: Closed.
(2) April
1 through June 30: Open for all species (except as specified in subsection
28.55(b)(1)) with
no depth constraints.
(3) July 1
through September 30: Take or possession of all species of rockfish (except as
specified in subsection
28.55(b)(1)),
lingcod, cabezon, and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos
is authorized shoreward of the 50-fathom boundary line as defined by federal
waypoints along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts.
The 50-fathom boundary line is defined by straight lines connecting the set of
50-fathom waypoints as adopted in Federal Regulations ( 50 CFR Part 660,
Subpart G). Take or possession of all species of rockfish, lingcod, cabezon,
and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos is prohibited
seaward of this line, except as provided in subsection
27.20(b).
(4) October 1 through December 31:
(A) Take or possession of species and species
groups listed in subsections 1. through 3. is authorized seaward of a line
approximating the 50-fathom boundary line as defined by federal waypoints along
the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts. Take or possession
of these species is prohibited shoreward of this line, except as provided in
subsection
27.20(b). The
50-fathom boundary line is defined by straight lines connecting the set of
50-fathom waypoints as adopted in Federal Regulations ( 50 CFR Part 660,
Subpart G).
1. Shelf rockfish, as defined in
subsection
1.91(a)(3),
except bronzespotted rockfish, cowcod, and yelloweye rockfish which may not be
taken or possessed
2. Slope
rockfish, as defined in subsection
1.91(a)(4)
3. Lingcod
(B) Nearshore species closure:
Notwithstanding subsection
27.20(b)(1)(A),
take or possession of nearshore rockfish as defined in subsection
1.91(a)(1),
cabezon, and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos is
prohibited in all waters of the Central Groundfish Management Area -- South of
36° N. lat.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
200,
205 and
265,
Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
200,
205,
265,
1802
and
7071,
Fish and Game Code; and 50
CFR Part 660, Subpart G, Sections 660.350,
660.351,
660.352 and
660.360.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
200,
205 and
265,
Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
200,
205,
265,
1802
and
7071,
Fish and Game Code; and 50 CFR Part 660, Subpart
G.
