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Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Uni

Northern California, Central California, Southern California
Minimum Size
No minimum size.
Limit
Unlimited. Other sea urchin species are 35 / day of each species.
For Humboldt, Mendocino, and Sonoma - the take is 40 gallons when skin or SCUBA diving in ocean waters.
Season
Open Yearly
Special Notes
(1) In ocean waters seaward of Caspar Headlands State Beach commonly referred to Caspar Cove, in Mendocino County, in the area eastward of a straight line connecting points between 39 o 22.045' N. lat. 123o 49.462' W. long. and 39o 21.695' N. lat. 123o 49.423' W. long. purple sea urchins may be taken in any number for the purpose of restoring kelp. The purple sea urchins may only be taken by hand or with manually operated hand-held tools.
(2) In ocean waters seaward of Fort Ord Dunes State Park commonly referred to as Tanker Reef, in Monterey County, in the area eastward of a straight line connecting points between 36° 36.076’ N. lat. 121° 53.225’ W. long. and 36° 36.679’ N. lat. 121° 53.220’ W. long., westward of a straight line connecting points between 36° 36.649’ N. lat. 121° 51.594’ W. long. and 36° 37.094 N. lat. 121° 51.914 W. long., and shoreward of a straight line connecting points between 36° 36.679’ N. lat. 121° 53.220’ W. long. and 36°37.094’ N. lat. 121° 51.914’ W. long., red sea urchins and purple sea urchins may be taken in any number for the purpose of restoring the kelp ecosystem. Red sea urchins and purple sea urchins may only be taken by hand or with manually operated hand-held tools.
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Image: Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus_1 © Kirt L. Onthank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus#/media/File:Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus_1.jpg), CC BY 3.0
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