“Maximum sustainable yield” in a marine fishery means the highest average yield over time that does not result in a continuing reduction in stock abundance, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability.

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

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Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 96.5

  • Fishery: means both of the following:

    California Fish and Game Code 94

  • stock: means a species, subspecies, geographical grouping, or other category of fish capable of management as a unit. See California Fish and Game Code 98.5