Amid Kelp and Abalone Die-offs, State Raises Urchin Limits – North Coast Journal( blog) May 20, 2018 Scuba Diving North Coast Journal( blog) Amid Kelp and Abalone Die-offs, State Raises Urchin Limits North Coast Journal( blog) At its April 2018 meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission( Commission) adopted emergency regulations to increase the daily bag limit for purple sea urchins taken while scalp or SCUBA diving off Mendocino and Sonoma counties merely. Purple sea …