Gooseneck barnacles may not be collected. photo © Lauren Glevanik CC BY-NC 2.0
Rock crab. Daily bag limit: 35. Size limit:
4 in. across. May be collected by hand, see regulations for trap/hoop net and measuring device requirements. CDFW photo by A. Frimodig
Shore crab. Daily bag limit: 35. CDFW photo by C. Makeyev
Green abalone. No abalone species may be taken (
red abalone season is closed). photo by J. Demeter
California mussels. Daily bag limit: 10 lb. in the shell. Only hands may be used to collect them (no tools may be used). CDFW photo by C. Makeyev
Purple sea urchins, red sea urchin. Daily bag limit 35; some northern California counties have larger bag limits for purple sea urchin when snorkling or diving (see regulations). CDFW photo by D. Stein
Tidepools have yielded food for hungry humans for thousands of years, though it was a brave soul who first pried open a mussel and thought, “Ooh, this looks tasty!” Continue reading “Bag Limits for Saltwater Snails? Following the Regulations for Tidepool Foraging” →