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Monterey, CA 93940
Information: (831) 649-2870, AskMarine@wildlife.ca.gov
Acting Regional Manager:
Paul Hamdorf
Sport Diving Records (Free and Scuba)
This list of records was updated on August 30, 2012.
| Species Common Name | Species Scientific Name | Weight/Length | Location | County | Date | Diver (Method) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abalone, Flat* | Haliotis walallensis | 6 7/8 in | Stewarts Point | Sonoma | June 20, 1994 | Jeff Centoni (Free) |
| Abalone, Green* | Haliotis fulgens | 8 1/4 in | San Clemente Island | Los Angeles | August 5, 1986 | Tom Bird (Scuba) |
| Abalone, Red** | Haliotis rufescens | 12 1/3 in | Humboldt | Humboldt | September 5, 1993 | John Pepper (Free) |
| Barracuda, California | Sphyraena argentea | 14 lb 7 oz | Catalina Island | Los Angeles | August 1957 | Duke Pawlowicz (Free) |
| Bass, Barred Sand | Paralabrax nebulifer | 12 lb 12 oz | Long Beach | Los Angeles | August 9, 2004 | Steven Castro (Free) |
| Bass, Giant Sea* | Stereolepis gigas | 545 lb 0 oz | Santa Cruz Island | Santa Barbara | September 1968 | Bob Stanbery (Free) |
| Bass, Kelp | Paralabrax clathratus | 12 lb 6 oz | San Clemente | Orange | October 30, 2012 | Dave Freeman (Free) |
| Bonito, Pacific | Sarda chiliensis | 10 lb 4 oz | Catalina Island | Los Angeles | July 1967 | Sid Campbell (Free) |
| Cabezon | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus | 18 lb 6 oz | Pedotti Ranch | Sonoma | May 1984 | Ron Granholt (Free) |
| Clam, Pismo | Tivela stultorum | 6 3/4 in | Coronado | San Diego | June 13, 2010 | Steve Crooke (Free) |
| Corbina, California | Menticirrhus undulatus | 5 lb 15 oz | Corona Del Mar | Orange | July 1982 | Willis Reeder (Free) |
| Croaker, Spotfin | Roncador stearnsii | 8 lb 12 oz | Corona Del Mar | Orange | January 1968 | Omar Wood (Free) |
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena hippurus | 24 lb 8 oz | 209 Spot | Orange | July 26, 2009 | Jason Merrell (Free) |
| Flounder, Starry | Platichthys stellatus | OPEN – Minimum Size Requirement: 8 pounds | ||||
| Halibut, California | Paralichthys californicus | 72 lb 8 oz | Santa Cruz Island | Santa Barbara | August 1982 | William Skwarlo (Scuba) |
| Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | 37 lb 0 oz | Mendocino | Mendocino | August 2, 2012 | Dan Silveira (Free) |
| Lobster, Spiny | Panulirus interruptus | 16 lb 1 oz | Catalina Island | Los Angeles | Febuary 1968 | Jim Watt (Scuba) |
| Opaleye | Girella nigricans | 13 lb 7 oz | Laguna Beach | Orange | October 18, 1964 | David Williams (Free) |
| Perch, Pile | Rhacochilus vacca | 2 lb 8 oz | Stillwater Cove | Monterey | May 7, 2011 | Christopher Saxl (Free) |
| Prickleback, Monkeyface | Cebidichthys violaceus | 6 lb 14 oz | Carmel | Monterey | September 9, 2012 | Harold Gibson (Free) |
| Rockfish, Black | Sebastes melanops | 8 lb 3 oz | Shell Beach | Sonoma | November 19, 2008 | Chris Cornett (Free) |
| Rockfish, Blue | Sebastes mystinus | 3 lb 6 oz | Eureka South Jetty | Humboldt | August 18, 2010 | Galen O'Toole (Free) |
| Rockfish, Copper | Sebastes caurinus | 9 lb 5 oz | Mendocino | Mendocino | October 14, 1972 | Dale Vinnedge (Free) |
| Rockfish, Grass | Sebastes rastrelliger | 6 lb 0 oz | Anchor Bay | Sonoma | July 5, 2001 | David A. Doume (Free) |
| Rockfish, Olive | Sebastes serranoides | 6 lb 1 oz | Carmel | Monterey | January 2, 2012 | Christopher Cupples (Free) |
| Rockfish, Vermilion | Sebastes miniatus | 10 lb 6 oz | Gualala | Mendocino | August 1983 | Steve Jackson (Free) |
| Scallop, Rock | Crassedoma giganteum | 11 1/8 in | Catalina Island | Los Angeles | June 1972 | Hank Harper (Scuba) |
| Seabass, White | Atractoscion nobilis | 93 lb 4 oz | Malibu | Los Angeles | September 17, 2007 | Bill Ernst (Free) |
| Seaperch, Rubberlip | Rhacochilus toxotes | 4 lb 10 oz | Carmel | Monterey | January 2, 2012 | Christopher Cupples (Free) |
| Shark, Blue | Prionace glauca | 231 lb 0 oz | Santa Cruz Island | Santa Barbara | August 1974 | Robert L. Ballew (Free) |
| Shark, Shortfin Mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | 426 lb 0 oz | Coronado Island | San Diego | August 28, 1999 | C. Stewart Graham (Free) |
| Sheephead, California | Semicossyphus pulcher | 40 lb 7 oz | San Miguel Island | Santa Barbara | August 9, 1992 | Chip Burton (Scuba) |
| Tuna, Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | 30 lb 11 oz | Outer Monterey Bay | Monterey | October 14, 1998 | Joseph E. Tobin (Free) |
| Tuna, Bluefin | Thunnus thynnus | 98 lb 0 oz | Cortez Bank | San Diego | August 1982 | Terry Maas (Free) |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | Thunnus albacares | 17 lb 13 oz | 277 Spot | August 8, 1992 | Jim Russell (Free) | |
| Yellowtail | Seriola lalandi | 65 lb 0 oz | Cortez Bank | San Diego | October 11, 1988 | Tom Murray (Free) |
* State law presently prohibits the take of giant (black) sea bass, canary rockfish, cowcod rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, statewide. Abalone may not be taken south of the mouth of San Francisco Bay.
** Restrictions apply to the take of red abalone (Section 28.10, 28.55 [b], 29.05, 29.15 of Title 14, California Administrative Code) , which may only be taken north of the mouth of San Francisco Bay.