Cal. Fish & G. Code § 99.5

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.

Section 99.5 - Sustainable, sustainable use and sustainability

"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.

Ca. Fish and Game Code § 99.5

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.