California Fish and Game Code § 8495

(a) The following areas are designated as the California halibut trawl grounds: (1) 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. (2) The ocean waters of Monterey Bay delineated by straight lines connecting the following points in the following order and excluding federal waters as defined by the order entered by the United States Supreme Court in the case of United States of America v. State of California, 135 S.Ct. 563 (2014): Latitude Longitude 36° 54.146′ N 122° 4.244′ W 36° 52.910′ N 122° 4.225′ W 36° 52.024′ N 122° 2.117′ W 36° 51.680′ N 121° 59.321′ W 36° 52.230′ N 121° 57.810′ W 36° 48.974′ N 121° 52.474′ W 36° 49.835′ N 121° 51.840′ W 36° 54.250′ N 121° 54.883′ W 36° 54.287′ N 121° 58.062′ W 36° 53.956′ N 122° 2.117′ W Longitude Latitude -121° 52.00320096′ 36° 49.732266378′ -121° 52.44333966′ 36° 48.980946096′ -121° 57.77850834′ 36° 52.23946824′ -121° 59.32425072′ 36° 51.680657442′ -122° 2.12078646′ 36° 52.009891824′ -122° 4.18901964′ 36° 52.816435086′ -122° 4.51162806′ 36° 53.907575316′ (3) The ocean waters offshore of Port San Luis lying between one and three nautical miles from the mainland shore, as described by an area circumscribed by a line connecting the following points in clockwise order, with the line connecting the last two points approximately parallel to the lines connecting the preceding points: Latitude Longitude 35° 08′ N 120° 46′ W 35° 08′ N 120° 40.1′ W 35° 06.6′ N 120° 39.2′ W 35° 02.2′ N 120° 39.3′ W 34° 57′ N 120° 40.7′ W 34° 57′ N 120° 43.5′ W 35° 06.4′ N 120° 46′ W Longitude Latitude -121° 52.00320096′ 36° 49.732266378′ -121° 52.44333966′ 36° 48.980946096′ -121° 57.77850834′ 36° 52.23946824′ -121° 59.32425072′ 36° 51.680657442′ -122° 2.12078646′ 36° 52.009891824′ -122° 4.18901964′ 36° 52.816435086′ -122° 4.51162806′ 36° 53.907575316′ (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´ extending seaward true west (270°) from one to three miles, to a point on land approximately one-half mile east of Point Conception at longitude 120° 27.5´ extending seaward true south (180°) from one to three miles. (3) In the Hueneme Canyon in that portion demarked by the IMO Vessel Traffic safety zone on NOAA/NOS Chart 18725 and from one mile to the three mile limit of state waters. (4) In Mugu Canyon, from Laguna Point, a line extending true south (180°) and out three miles, to Point Mugu, a line extending true south (180°) and from one to three miles. (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing April 1, 2008, the following areas in the California halibut trawl grounds shall be closed to trawling, unless the commission finds that a bottom trawl fishery for halibut minimizes bycatch, is likely not damaging sea floor habitat, is not adversely affecting ecosystem health, and is not impeding reasonable restoration of kelp, coral, or other biogenic habitats: (A) The ocean waters lying between one and three nautical miles from the mainland shore from a point east of a line extending seaward true south (180°) from a point on land approximately one-half mile east of Point Conception at longitude 120° 27.5´ to a line extending due south from Gaviota. (B) The ocean waters lying between one and two nautical mi

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