Fish and Game Code section 8590

For the purposes of this article, “prawns” or “shrimp”, or both, include all of the following species:

(a)

Spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros).

(b)

Ridgeback prawn (Sicyonia ingentis).

(c)

Coonstrip prawn (Pandalus danae).

(d)

Pacific ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani).

(e)

Bay shrimp (Crangon franciscorum and Crago sp.).

(f)

Red rock shrimp (Lysmata californica).

Source: Section 8590, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8590.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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