Orange County · SMCA
Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area
Can a freediver take anything here?
Finfish, lobster and urchin
General finfish take is allowed, and lobster and sea urchin with it.
The regulation, in CDFW’s words
It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource, EXCEPT: Recreational take of finfish by hook-and-line or spearfishing and take of spiny lobster and sea urchin is allowed. Commercial take of sea urchin; spiny lobster by trap, and coastal pelagic species (northern anchovy, Pacific sardine, Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, and market squid) by round-haul net, brail gear, and light boat is allowed. Not more than five percent by weight of any commercial coastal pelagic species catch landed or possessed shall be other incidentally taken species. Take of living marine resources from tidepools is prohibited.
Regulations change. This is what the page said when it was read; check CDFW before you take anything.
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