CALIFORNIA STATUTES AND CODES
SECTIONS 8590-8595
FISH AND GAME CODE
SECTION 8590-8595
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).
8591. Prawns or shrimp may be taken for commercial purposes under
the regulations of the commission.
8593. Except as provided in this article, prawns or shrimp may be
taken in any waters of the state.
8594. From Point Conception south to the Mexican border, prawns or
shrimp may be taken with prawn or shrimp traps only in waters 50
fathoms or greater in depth.
8595. (a) Prawns or shrimp may be taken for commercial purposes
with a trawl net, subject to Article 10 (commencing with Section
8830) of Chapter 3, or in either a prawn trap or a shrimp trap,
subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4.
(b) No other species shall be taken in a prawn trap or a shrimp
trap. Any other species taken incidentally with a prawn trap or a
shrimp trap shall be immediately released.
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