(a) Notwithstanding Section 8140 or subdivision (b) of Section 8597, specimens of the following groups or species shall not be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed for commercial purposes. Taking, possessing, or landing of any of the following species in a commercial operation is prima facie evidence that it was taken, possessed, or landed for commercial purposes: (1) Invertebrates: (A) Phylum Poriferaâall sponges. (B) Genus Pelagia sp.âjellyfish. (C) Coelenterataâcorals, anemones; all species. (D) Order Gorgonaceaâall gorgonians. (E) Order Pennatulaceaâall species, except Renilla kollikeri. (F) Feather-duster wormâEudistylia polymorpha. (G) Fiddler crabâUca crenulata. (H) Umbrella crabâCryptolithodes sitchensis. (I) Stalked or goose barnaclesâPollicipes sp. (J) Giant acorn barnacleâBalanus nubilus or B. aguila. (K) Owl limpetâLottia gigantea. (L) Coffee bean shellsâTrivia sp. (M) Three-winged murexâPteropurpura trialata. (N) Vidlerâs simniaâSimnia vidleri. (O) Queen tegulaâTegula regina. (P) Opisthobranchia (including nudibranchs)âall subclass Opisthobranchia species except: (i) Sea haresâAplysia californica and Aplysia vaccaria. (ii) Hermissenda crassicornis. (iii) Lionâs mouthâMelibe leonina. (iv) Aeolidia papillosa. (v) Spanish shawlâFlabellina iodinea. (2) Vertebrates: (A) All shark and ray eggcases. (B) Brown smoothhound sharksâMustelus hinleiâthat are less than 18 inches in a whole condition or dressed with head and tail removed. (C) Family Agonidaeâall poachers. (D) Wolf-eelâAnarrhichthys ocellatus. (E) Juvenile sheepheadâSemicossyphus pulcher (under six inches). (F) GaribaldiâHypsypops rubicundus. (3) Live rocks. (A) Rocks with living organisms attached, commonly called âlive rocks,â shall not be taken or possessed except as provided in subparagraph (C). (B) Rocks shall not be broken to take marine aquaria species, and any rock displaced to access any of those species shall be returned to its original position. (C) Rocks cultured under the authority of an aquaculture registration may be possessed. (b) No organisms may be taken, possessed, or landed for marine aquaria pet trade purposes under the terms of a marine aquaria collectorâs permit in any of the following areas: (1) On the north side of Santa Catalina Island from a line extending three nautical miles 90 degrees true from Church Rock to a line extending three nautical miles 270 degrees true from the extreme west end of the island. (2) On the south or âbackâ side of Santa Catalina Island from a line extending three nautical miles 90 degrees true from Church Rock to a line extending three nautical miles 270 degrees true from the extreme west end of the island. (3) Marine life refuges, marine reserves, ecological reserves, and state reserves.
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