Jewfish Point
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 Binnacle Rock to Jewfish Point Area of Special Biological Significance, established in 1974 off Catalina.[7][8]
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.
- ^ "California marine waters areas of special biological significance reconnaissance survey report". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ McArdle, Deborah, ed. (1997). Marine protected areas of California. Sea Grant College No. T-039 ISBN. University of California. ISBN 1-888-691-03-4.
33°19′13″N 118°18′14″W / 33.3204°N 118.3038°W
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