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'''Jewfish Point''' is a [[Cape (geography)|cape]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].<ref>{{GNIS|244062}}</ref> It is located on the Southeast coast of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Santa Catalina Island]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Catalina Island Bike Map |url=https://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/maps/Bike%20map%203d.pdf |publisher=Catalina Island Conservancy}}</ref> The cape was named for a type of [[grouper]], formerly known as "jew fish", that is prized for its taste.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monmonier|first=Mark|title=From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DyZWTwkfF0C&pg=PA42|date=15 September 2008|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53464-0|page=42}}</ref> The waters around the point was believed to yield "record-breaking black sea bass" for fishermen.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-10-17 |title=Hunting and Fishing by Jean Scott |pages=13 |work=Chula Vista Star-News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chula-vista-star-news-hunting-and-fishin/134623453/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> This slow-growing fish, binomial name ''[[Stereolepis gigas]]'', now commonly called ''giant sea bass'', is listed as a [[Critically Endangered|critically endangered species]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas |url=https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=34433 |website=California Department of Fish and Game}}</ref> |
'''Jewfish Point''' is a [[Cape (geography)|cape]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].<ref>{{GNIS|244062}}</ref> It is located on the Southeast coast of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Santa Catalina Island]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Catalina Island Bike Map |url=https://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/maps/Bike%20map%203d.pdf |publisher=Catalina Island Conservancy}}</ref> The cape was named for a type of [[grouper]], formerly known as "jew fish", that is prized for its taste.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monmonier|first=Mark|title=From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DyZWTwkfF0C&pg=PA42|date=15 September 2008|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53464-0|page=42}}</ref> The waters around the point was believed to yield "record-breaking black sea bass" for fishermen.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-10-17 |title=Hunting and Fishing by Jean Scott |pages=13 |work=Chula Vista Star-News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chula-vista-star-news-hunting-and-fishin/134623453/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> This slow-growing fish, binomial name ''[[Stereolepis gigas]]'', now commonly called ''giant sea bass'', is listed as a [[Critically Endangered|critically endangered species]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas |url=https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=34433 |website=California Department of Fish and Game}}</ref> |
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The point is used as a landmark for defining marine areas near the island, such as a commercial fishing restriction in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-09-27 |title=Mosk settles commercial fishing zone |pages=37 |work=Independent |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-mosk-settles-commercial-fish/134623058/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> It is currently one of the boundaries of the Binnacle Rock to Jewfish Point Area of Special Biological Significance, defined as the {{Convert|2.7|mi}} of coastline between the two points, and extending out to 300 |
The point is used as a landmark for defining marine areas near the island, such as a commercial fishing restriction in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-09-27 |title=Mosk settles commercial fishing zone |pages=37 |work=Independent |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-mosk-settles-commercial-fish/134623058/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> It is currently one of the boundaries of the Binnacle Rock to Jewfish Point Area of Special Biological Significance, defined as the {{Convert|2.7|mi}} of coastline between the two points, and extending out to 300-foot [[isobath]] or one [[nautical mile]] (whichever is greater).<ref name=":0" />This [[marine protected area]] was established off Catalina in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=California marine waters areas of special biological significance reconnaissance survey report |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-qh105-c2-c37-1979-no-79-9/html/CZIC-qh105-c2-c37-1979-no-79-9.htm |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=www.govinfo.gov}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last= |first= |title=Marine protected areas of California |publisher=University of California |year=1997 |isbn=1-888-691-03-4 |editor-last=McArdle |editor-first=Deborah |series=Sea Grant College No. T-039 ISBN |pages=200–201 |language=en-us}}</ref> Per the California State Water Resources Control Board, the designation that a place is an area of special biological significance (ASBS) means that it supports "an unusual variety of aquatic life, and often...unique individual species".<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Water Resources Control Board |url=https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs_map.shtml |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=www.waterboards.ca.gov}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:45, 4 November 2023
Jewfish Point is a cape in Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California.[1] It is located on the Southeast coast of Santa Catalina Island.[2] The cape was named for a type of grouper, formerly known as "jew fish", that is prized for its taste.[3] The waters around the point was believed to yield "record-breaking black sea bass" for fishermen.[4] This slow-growing fish, binomial name Stereolepis gigas, now commonly called giant sea bass, is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[5]
The point is used as a landmark for defining marine areas near the island, such as a commercial fishing restriction in the 1960s.[6] It is currently one of the boundaries of the Binnacle Rock to Jewfish Point Area of Special Biological Significance, defined as the 2.7 miles (4.3 km) of coastline between the two points, and extending out to 300-foot isobath or one nautical mile (whichever is greater).[7]This marine protected area was established off Catalina in 1974.[8][7] Per the California State Water Resources Control Board, the designation that a place is an area of special biological significance (ASBS) means that it supports "an unusual variety of aquatic life, and often...unique individual species".[9]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewfish Point
- ^ "Catalina Island Bike Map" (PDF). Catalina Island Conservancy.
- ^ Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.
- ^ "Hunting and Fishing by Jean Scott". Chula Vista Star-News. 1963-10-17. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas". California Department of Fish and Game.
- ^ "Mosk settles commercial fishing zone". Independent. 1963-09-27. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ a b McArdle, Deborah, ed. (1997). Marine protected areas of California. Sea Grant College No. T-039 ISBN. University of California. pp. 200–201. ISBN 1-888-691-03-4.
- ^ "California marine waters areas of special biological significance reconnaissance survey report". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "State Water Resources Control Board". www.waterboards.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
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