What counts toward a sport groundfish cap?
For species with a federal limit, the following components count toward the cap: • estimated catch retained by all anglers • estimated mortality of released fish Groundfish species with a federal limit in 2008 include black rockfish, canary rockfish and yelloweye rockfish. The release mortality component explains why there is a federal limit for species that cannot be legally retained, that is, yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish. For species and species groups with a state limit, a single component counts toward the cap: • estimated catch retained by ocean boat anglers Groundfish species with a state limit in 2008 include black rockfish and blue rockfish (combined), other nearshore rockfish (combined), cabezon, and greenlings (combined). Catch retained by shore anglers and estuary anglers is not counted toward state limits. Currently, the shore and estuary fisheries are not being sampled due to a lack in funding. Landings in these fisheries are managed with daily bag limits and min
