California Fish and Game Code

§ 7059

FGC § 7059 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 6 · Part 1.7 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Successful marine life and fishery management is a collaborative process that requires a high degree of ongoing communication and participation of all those involved in the management process, particularly the commission, the department, and those who represent the people and resources that will be most affected by fishery management decisions, especially fishery participants and other interested parties.

(2)In order to maximize the marine science expertise applied to the complex issues of marine life and fishery management, the commission and the department are encouraged to continue to, and to find creative new ways to, contract with or otherwise effectively involve Sea Grant staff, marine scientists, economists, collaborative factfinding process and dispute resolution specialists, and others with the necessary expertise at colleges, universities, private institutions, and other agencies.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.