California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Fish and Game Code - FGC |
Division 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS |
Chapter 2. Marine Life Definitions |
Section 99.5.
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"Sustainable," "sustainable use," and "sustainability," with regard to a marine fishery, mean both of the following:
(a) Continuous replacement of resources, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability.
(b) Securing the fullest possible range of present and long-term economic, social, and ecological benefits, maintaining biological diversity, and, in the case of fishery management based on maximum sustainable yield, taking in a fishery that does not exceed optimum yield.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)