Fish and Game Code - Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 6 (Fish); Nets (secs. 8601 - 8890). Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision California Document type Legislation Date 1957 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of Division 6 of the Fish and Game Code of California provides rules for the use of nets generally and for use of nets for particular varieties of fish and specifies type of nets, such as gill and trammel nets, trammel nets, round haul nets, bait nets, beach nets, trawl nets, dip nets. It also concerns seizure of nets and development of alternative fishing gear. The Legislature finds and declares that the use of nearshore trawl nets was authorized through the experimental gear permit process and the alternative gear development program as a potential alternative to the use of gill and trammel nets in areas where the use of that gear type has been prohibited. Full text English Website leginfo.legislature.ca.gov