Proposed Amendments to Sections 5.75(c) and (d), and 27.85(c), Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Re: Striped Bass Harvest Limits

Proposed Amendments to Sections 5.75(c) and (d), and 27.85(c), Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Re: Striped Bass Harvest Limits

The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) proposes to amend California Code of Regulations, Title 14, subsections 5.75(c) and (d), and 27.85(c) related to striped bass harvest limits for sport fishing for the 2026 season and onward. Currently, any striped bass 18 inches or greater may be harvested within anadromous and marine waters north of Point Conception with a daily bag limit of two fish. The proposed regulation change would impose a “slot limit” within these waters whereby only striped bass from 18 to 30 inches total length would be available for harvest in the sport fishery, with no proposed change to the bag limit or season.

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