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http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/Question: If a legal-sized white sturgeon is caught accidentally on a barbed hook (e.g. while fishing for striped bass), can it be legally kept as long as the angler possesses a sturgeon report card and tag?
Answer: No, even if accidentally caught, barbed hooks are not an unauthorized method of take for white sturgeon. Thus, even legal-sized white sturgeon caught on a barbed hook cannot be kept.
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PART 1 - WHEN NOAA MEANS NO As all saltwater fishermen are aware, President Bush signed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation......
