California Fish and Game Code

§ 7055

FGC § 7055 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 6 · Part 1.7 · Ch. 2

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state that:

(a)California’s marine sport and commercial fisheries, and the resources upon which they depend, are important to the people of the state and, to the extent practicable, shall be managed in accordance with the policies and other requirements of this part in order to assure the long-term economic, recreational, ecological, cultural, and social benefits of those fisheries and the marine habitats on which they depend.

(b)Programs for the conservation and management of the marine fishery resources of California shall be established and administered to prevent overfishing, to rebuild depressed stocks, to ensure conservation, to facilitate long-term protection and, where feasible, restoration of marine fishery habitats, and to achieve the sustainable use of the state’s fishery resources.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.