The 2006 California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet is now available for download on the California Department of Fish and Game's Marine Region web site at: www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/sportfishing_regs2006.html.

It is anticipated that printed booklets will be shipping to license vendors some time between the end of February and the middle of March.

Note that the booklet presents regulations that were effective as of January 1, 2006. In-season modifications to these regulations have already been made, and it is anticipated that more changes will be made as the year progresses. To get the latest regulations, see the Department's California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Map, or the Summary of Recreational Bottomfishing Regulations for 2006, or call the Department's Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations Hotline at (831) 649-2801.