Black Rockfish

Sebastes melanops

Black seaperch, black bass, black rock cod, sea bass, black snapper and Pacific Ocean perch

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Southern California, Central California, Northern California

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Minimum Size

No minimum size.

Limit

10 / day | 10 possessed , in any combination of species of Rockfish, Cabezon, and Greenling complex (RCG complex, as defined in Section 1.91), except as provided below.
(1) The limit on bronzespotted rockfish, cowcod, and yelloweye rockfish is zero. These
species shall not be taken or possessed as part of the RCG limit.
(2) The limit on vermilion rockfish is four fish, within the RCG bag limit.
(3) The limit on quillback rockfish is one fish, within the RCG bag limit.
(4) The limit on copper rockfish is one fish, within the RCG bag limit.
(5) In the Cowcod Conservation Areas (see Section 27.50), the limit on slope rockfish, as
defined in subsection 1.91(a)(4), is zero. These species shall not be taken or possessed as
part of the RCG limit in the Cowcod Conservation Areas.

Season

Open Yearly

Special Notes

Toxicity

OEHHA Advisory (Refer to link):
Statewide Advisory for Eating Fish from California Coastal Locations without Site-Specific Advice

OEHHA Website

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