Natural Resource Management
Natural Resource Management
Harpoons and Flying Gaffs for Recreational Tuna Fishery and Gear Marking in Commercial Harpoon Swordfish Fishery
Document Stage
Environmental Review
Public comment period
Open until October 14, 2026
The California Fish and Game Commission Commission proposes to use regular rulemaking authority to amend the recreational fishing regulations for tuna, marlin, and swordfish and the commercial fishing regulations for swordfish as set forth in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Project. The amendments will allow recreational anglers to use harpoons and flying gaffs to help land tuna that have been legally taken. The amendment will also make a variety of minor, nonsubstantive, changes...
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