Mollusks in California?
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OCdiving Deb
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It depends on where you are. Take a look at the online DFG sportfishing regs here. The marine protected area (MPA) tables elaborate on what species you can and cannot take in each MPA beginning on page 58.
There is probably another place in the regs that talk about what you can and cannot take legally in non-MPAs so take a look!
Calif_Diver
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dont know what a top shell is but im sur eyou can take scallops
urmaddad
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It is legal to take rock scallops in California with SCUBA. We have been doing this in the Channel Islands for years.
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OCdiving Deb
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Not all of California!
As an example, Laguna Beach has a number of MPAs that restrict take. Off Heisler Park, all take is forbidden, but off most of the rest of Laguna Beach it is ILLEGAL to take scallops and all other invertebrates, except for lobster during season.
Refer to the link I provided in a previous post. Many divers are surprised that this restriction exists but it certainly does and it is enforced!
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It is difficult to reply to your question since you are not using a name or a common name.
I suspect that you are referring to the large turban shell, which had a limit of 35 per day. It is edible and often used in various sauces, especially as a component of spaghetti sauce. The Italians refer to the shells as "Sqangelli" (Sp) --- as I recall from years past.
When cleaned and polished the shell becomes an object of beauty.
The operculum can also be polished, drilled to create a lovely drop broach.
Please bear in mind that just about every thing in California waters have a season, a limit or both or possibly on the endangered list. Suggest that you might obtain a copy of F&G rules as well as establishing a personal library of marine life ID.
Good luck!
sdm
I suspect that you are referring to the large turban shell, which had a limit of 35 per day. It is edible and often used in various sauces, especially as a component of spaghetti sauce. The Italians refer to the shells as "Sqangelli" (Sp) --- as I recall from years past.
When cleaned and polished the shell becomes an object of beauty.
The operculum can also be polished, drilled to create a lovely drop broach.
Please bear in mind that just about every thing in California waters have a season, a limit or both or possibly on the endangered list. Suggest that you might obtain a copy of F&G rules as well as establishing a personal library of marine life ID.
Good luck!
sdm
cmburch
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29.05 (1) pg 52
Except where prohibited within state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, or other special closures only the following may be taken: red abalone, limpets, moon snails, turban snails, chiones, clams, cockles, mussels, rock scallops, native oysters, octopuses, squid, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, sand dollars, sea urchins and worms except that no worms may be taken in any mussel bed, unless taken incidental to the harvesting of mussels.
Except where prohibited within state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, or other special closures only the following may be taken: red abalone, limpets, moon snails, turban snails, chiones, clams, cockles, mussels, rock scallops, native oysters, octopuses, squid, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, sand dollars, sea urchins and worms except that no worms may be taken in any mussel bed, unless taken incidental to the harvesting of mussels.
If a mollusc is not listed it cannot taken. What's a chiones? Oh maybe it is a chiton.
The "Table of MPAs and Their General Restrictions" starting around pg 58 as previously stated is a good guide if taking invertebrates or spearfishing in or near these areas. There are also updates on the CA DFG site mainly for fish.
9" Abalone Russian Gulch Sept. 2008
9" Abalone Russian Gulch Sept. 2008
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Chionies....
A small common bivalve.
Has two scientific names; Chione californiensis or Venus succiecta.
Found in California to mid Baja
Identified by white rough shell with concentric rings.
I have several in my collection,
sdm
A small common bivalve.
Has two scientific names; Chione californiensis or Venus succiecta.
Found in California to mid Baja
Identified by white rough shell with concentric rings.
I have several in my collection,
sdm
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