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Main Office: 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey, CA 93940
Information: (831) 649-2870, AskMarine@dfg.ca.gov
Regional Manager:
Marija Vojkovich
Executive Secretary:
Sherrie Vicario
(562) 342-7107
Related Links
Groundfish Central: Groundfish Identification
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- What are "Groundfish"?
List of species included in the Federal Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan - Nearshore Fishes
A two page printable flyer with identification information for species included for management in California's Nearshore Fishery Management Plan.
Requires Adobe Reader, File Size 166 KB
- Shelf Rockfish Found off the California Coast
A two page printable flyer with identification information for shelf rockfishes.
Requires Adobe Reader, File Size 118 KB
- Slope Rockfish Found off the California Coast
A one page printable flyer with identification information for slope rockfishes.
Requires Adobe Reader, File Size 109 KB
- California Marine Sportfish
Search for any fish by name, picture, group, or habitat. This wonderful resource contains an extensive collection of fish images. - Canary Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish Identification Flyer
A one-page printable flyer that shows how to distinguish between canary rockfish and vermilion rockfish, and how to identify adult and juvenile yelloweye rockfish
Requires Adobe Reader, File Size 615 KB
- Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California
Department of Fish and Game Fish Bulletin 157 by Daniel J. Miller and Robert N. Lea. Courtesy of the Online Archive of California - Groundfish Identification
Information by family. Includes an outstanding rockfish identification guide. Courtesy of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA - California Rockfishes and Associated Species
Groundfish identification guides. In collaboration with the Fishery Enhancement and Research Foundation



