The shark with the whip tail. A serious boat fish when they show on the Catalina / San Pedro side.
Open ocean in the San Pedro Channel and beyond — a sportboat and private-boat fishery, not a pier fish.
State-managed sharks: shortfin mako, thresher, and blue — two fish per day, no size limit. White sharks are no-take. This is not a beginner pier trip. Heavy tackle and a crew that has done it.
White sharks may not be taken or possessed. Sixgill and sevengill are 1 fish, no size.
CDFW Southern ocean regs — state-managed sharks →
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