Marine Zone
Rockfish identification tips
It's important to be able to distinguish between the most commonly encountered rockfish. Knowing what you've caught, and how many you can possess, will keep you on the right side of the regulations. Take a quiz to test your rockfish id skills.
Take the Yelloweye rockfish quiz.
Take the Recreational bottomfish species quiz.
Yelloweye and vermilion rockfish
Canary and copper rockfish
China, quillback and black rockfish
Blue and deacon rockfish
Header photo by Bob Swingle
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