Fish & G. Code, § 99.5 · Chapter 2. Marine Life Definitions
Fish & G. Code, § 99.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
“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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.
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