United States of America · Spearfishing zone

Sugarloaf Island Special Closure (California)

Prohibited zonespecial closure (entry prohibited)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Sugarloaf Island Special Closure (California).

Year-round no-entry closure around Sugarloaf Island, the sea stack off Cape Mendocino on the Lost Coast (Humboldt County), immediately north of the Steamboat Rock closure and adjoining South Cape Mendocino SMR. 14 CCR 632(b)(10) closes the water from the mean high tide line to 300 feet seaward of mean lower low tide to vessels at any time, and subsection (C) bars any person from entering that band without department permission - which reaches a diver in the water, so spearfishing there is prohibited year-round.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

40.4379°N, 124.4147°W

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

wildlife.ca.gov

Before you dive

License for United States of America

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia State fish and wildlife agencies (e.g. FWC Florida, CDFW California, Hawaii DLNR/DAR, TPWD Texas); NOAA Fisheries for federal waters/HMS permits.

Purchase from the relevant state fish and wildlife agency online portal, license vendors, or in person. Requirements differ by state and by resident/non-resident status.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · fisheries.noaa.gov

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