SECTIONS 8495-8497 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 8495-8497

8495. (a) The following area is designated as the California
halibut trawl grounds:
The ocean waters lying between one and three nautical miles from
the mainland shore lying south and east of a line running due west
(270 true) from Point Arguello and north and west of a line running
due south (180 true) from Point Mugu.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the use of trawl gear for the
take of fish is prohibited in the following areas of the California
halibut trawl grounds:
(1) Around Point Arguello. The area from a line extending from
Point Arguello true west (270 ) and out three miles, to a line
extending from Rocky Point true south (180 ) and out three miles.
(2) Around Point Conception. From a point on land approximately
one-half mile north of Point Conception at latitude 34 27.5