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CA Fish & Game Code § 6303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Infected or Diseased Fish|Section 6303.

6303.  All fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants which the department determines are merely deleterious to fish, amphibia, aquatic plants, or aquatic animal life, shall be destroyed by the department, unless the owner or person in charge of the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants ships them out of the State within a period of time to be specified by the department.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1150.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 6304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Infected or Diseased Fish|Section 6304.

6304.  If the department finds any infected, diseased, or parasitized fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants within this State, the department shall post notices describing, as nearly as possible, the boundaries of the area within which the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants are found, and shall state the period during which the taking, carrying, and transportation of the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants from the area shall be unlawful. The fact of posting the notices shall be published once a week for four successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the infected area is situated, and, if there is no such newspaper in that county, then in a newspaper of general circulation published in an adjoining county.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1150.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 6305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Infected or Diseased Fish|Section 6305.

6305.  It is unlawful to carry or cause to be carried from one point in this State which has been posted according to the provisions of this article, to any other point in this State, any infected, diseased, or parasitized fish, amphibia, or aquatic plant.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1150.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 6306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Infected or Diseased Fish|Section 6306.

6306.  The expense of any examination made necessary by the provisions of this code, shall be borne by the owner of the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants, or the person or persons importing them into this State; provided, that the department may assume such expense in the case of fish imported to provide fishing under the authority of a sport fishing license in the public waters of this State.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1150.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 1 - General Policies|Section 7050.

7050.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the Pacific Ocean and its rich marine living resources are of great environmental, economic, aesthetic, recreational, educational, scientific, nutritional, social, and historic importance to the people of California.(b) It is the policy of the state to ensure the conservation, sustainable use, and, where feasible, restoration of California’s marine living resources for the benefit of all the citizens of the state. The objective of this policy shall be to accomplish all of the following:(1) Conserve the health and diversity of marine ecosystems and marine living resources.(2) Allow and encourage only those activities and uses of marine living resources that are sustainable.(3) Recognize the importance of the aesthetic, educational, scientific, and recreational uses that do not involve the taking of California’s marine living resources.(4) Recognize the importance to the economy and the culture of California of sustainable sport and commercial fisheries and the development of commercial aquaculture consistent with the marine living resource conservation policies of this part.(5) Support and promote scientific research on marine ecosystems and their components to develop better information on which to base marine living resource management decisions.(6) Manage marine living resources on the basis of the best available scientific information and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives.(7) Involve all interested parties, including, but not limited to, individuals from the sport and commercial fishing industries, aquaculture industries, coastal and ocean tourism and recreation industries, marine conservation organizations, local governments, marine scientists, and the public in marine living resource management decisions.(8) Promote the dissemination of accurate information concerning the condition of, or management of, marine resources and fisheries by seeking out the best available information and making it available to the public through the marine resources management process.(9) Coordinate and cooperate with adjacent states, as well as with Mexico and Canada, and encourage regional approaches to management of activities and uses that affect marine living resources. Particular attention shall be paid to coordinated approaches to the management of shared fisheries.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 1 - General Policies|Section 7051.

7051.  (a) A regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall apply only to ocean waters and bays. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, nothing contained in this part grants the department or any other agency of the state any regulatory authority not in existence on January 1, 1999, in any river upstream of the mouth of such river, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta or in any other estuary.(b) The policies in this part shall apply only to fishery management plans and regulations adopted by the commission on or after January 1, 1999. No power is delegated to the commission or the department by this part to regulate fisheries other than the nearshore fishery, the white sea bass fishery, emerging fisheries, and fisheries for which the commission or department had regulatory authority prior to January 1, 1999.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7055 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Fisheries Generally|Section 7055.

7055.  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.(c) Where a species is the object of sportfishing, a sufficient resource shall be maintained to support a reasonable sport use, taking into consideration the necessity of regulating individual sport fishery bag limits to the quantity that is sufficient to provide a satisfying sport.(d) The growth of commercial fisheries, including distant-water fisheries, shall be encouraged.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7056 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Fisheries Generally|Section 7056.

7056.  In order to achieve the primary fishery management goal of sustainability, every sport and commercial marine fishery under the jurisdiction of the state shall be managed under a system whose objectives include all of the following:(a) The fishery is conducted sustainably so that long-term health of the resource is not sacrificed in favor of short-term benefits. In the case of a fishery managed on the basis of maximum sustainable yield, management shall have optimum yield as its objective.(b) The health of marine fishery habitat is maintained and, to the extent feasible, habitat is restored, and where appropriate, habitat is enhanced.(c) Depressed fisheries are rebuilt to the highest sustainable yields consistent with environmental and habitat conditions.(d) The fishery limits bycatch to acceptable types and amounts, as determined for each fishery.(e) The fishery management system allows fishery participants to propose methods to prevent or reduce excess effort in marine fisheries.(f) Management of a species that is the target of both sport and commercial fisheries or of a fishery that employs different gears is closely coordinated.(g) Fishery management decisions are adaptive and are based on the best available scientific information and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives, and the commission and department have available to them essential fishery information on which to base their decisions.(h) The management decisionmaking process is open and seeks the advice and assistance of interested parties so as to consider relevant information, including local knowledge.(i) The fishery management system observes the long-term interests of people dependent on fishing for food, livelihood, or recreation.(j) The adverse impacts of fishery management on small-scale fisheries, coastal communities, and local economies are minimized.(k) Collaborative and cooperative approaches to management, involving fishery participants, marine scientists, and other interested parties are strongly encouraged, and appropriate mechanisms are in place to resolve disputes such as access, allocation, and gear conflicts.(l) The management system is proactive and responds quickly to changing environmental conditions and market or other socioeconomic factors and to the concerns of fishery participants.(m) The management system is periodically reviewed for effectiveness in achieving sustainability goals and for fairness and reasonableness in its interaction with people affected by management.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7058 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Fisheries Generally|Section 7058.

7058.  Any fishery management regulation adopted by the commission shall, to the extent practicable, conform to the policies of Sections 7055 and 7056.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7060 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 3 - Fisheries Science|Section 7060.

7060.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that for the purposes of sustainable fishery management and this part, essential fishery information is necessary for federally and state-managed marine fisheries important to the people of this state to provide sustainable economic and recreational benefits to the people of California. The Legislature further finds and declares that acquiring essential fishery information can best be accomplished through the ongoing cooperation and collaboration of participants in fisheries.(b) The department, to the extent feasible, shall conduct and support research to obtain essential fishery information for all marine fisheries managed by the state.(c) The department, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Section 7059, shall encourage the participation of fishermen in fisheries research within a framework that ensures the objective collection and analysis of data, the collaboration of fishermen in research design, and the cooperation of fishermen in carrying out research.(d) The department may apply for grants to conduct research and may enter into contracts or issue competitive grants to public or private research institutions to conduct research.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7065 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 4 - Commission and Department|Section 7065.

7065.  (a) The director shall report annually in writing to the commission on the status of sport and commercial marine fisheries managed by the state. The date of the report shall be chosen by the commission with the advice of the department. Each annual report shall cover at least one-fourth of the marine fisheries managed by the state so that every fishery will be reported on at least once every four years. The department shall, consistent with Section 7059, involve expertise from outside the department in compiling information for the report, which may include, but need not be limited to, Sea Grant staff, other marine scientists, fishery participants, and other interested parties.(b) For each fishery reported on in an annual report, the report shall include information on landings, fishing effort, areas where the fishery occurs, and other factors affecting the fishery as determined by the department and the commission. Each restricted access program shall be reviewed at least every five years for consistency with the policies of the commission on restricted access fisheries.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the first annual report shall be presented to the commission on or before September 1, 2001, and shall cover all the marine fisheries managed by the state. To the extent that the requirements of this section and Section 7073 are duplicative, the first annual report may be combined with the plan required pursuant to Section 7073.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7066 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 4 - Commission and Department|Section 7066.

7066.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a number of human-caused and natural factors can affect the health of marine fishery resources and result in marine fisheries that do not meet the policies and other requirements of this part.(b) To the extent feasible, the director’s report to the commission pursuant to Section 7065 shall identify any marine fishery that does not meet the sustainability policies of this part. In the case of a fishery identified as being depressed, the report shall indicate the causes of the depressed condition of the fishery, describe steps being taken to rebuild the fishery, and, to the extent practicable, recommend additional steps to rebuild the fishery.(c) The director’s report to the commission pursuant to Section 7065, consistent with subdivision (m) of Section 7056, shall evaluate the management system and may recommend modifications of that system to the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies|Section 7070.

7070.   The Legislature finds and declares that the critical need to conserve, utilize, and manage the state’s marine fish resources and to meet the policies and other requirements stated in this part require that the state’s fisheries be managed by means of fishery management plans.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7071 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies|Section 7071.

7071.  (a) Any white seabass fishery management plan adopted by the commission on or before January 1, 1999, shall remain in effect until amended pursuant to this part.Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7073, any white seabass fishery management plan adopted by the commission and in existence on January 1, 1999, shall be amended to comply with this part on or before January 1, 2002.(b) In the case of any fishery for which the commission has management authority, including white seabass, regulations that the commission adopts to implement a fishery management plan or plan amendment for that fishery may make inoperative, in regard to that fishery, any fishery management statute that applies to that fishery, including, but not limited to, statutes that govern allowable catch, restricted access programs, permit fees, and time, area, and methods of taking.(c) On and after January 1, 2000, the commission may adopt regulations as it determines necessary, based on the advice and recommendations of the department, and in a process consistent with Section 7059, to regulate all emerging fisheries, consistent with Section 7090, all fisheries for nearshore fish stocks, and all fisheries for white seabass. Regulations adopted by the commission may include, but need not be limited to, establishing time and area closures, requiring submittal of landing and permit information, regulating fishing gear, permit fees, and establishing restricted access fisheries.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7072 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies|Section 7072.

7072.  (a) Fishery management plans shall form the primary basis for managing California’s sport and commercial marine fisheries.(b) Fishery management plans shall be based on the best scientific information that is available, on other relevant information that the department possesses, or on the scientific information or other relevant information that can be obtained without substantially delaying the preparation of the plan.(c) To the extent that conservation and management measures in a fishery management plan either increase or restrict the overall harvest or catch in a fishery, fishery management plans shall allocate those increases or restrictions fairly among recreational and commercial sectors participating in the fishery.(d) Consistent with Article 17 (commencing with Section 8585), the commission shall adopt a fishery management plan for the nearshore fishery on or before January 1, 2002, if funds are appropriated for that purpose in the annual Budget Act or pursuant to any other law.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7073 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies|Section 7073.

7073.  (a) On or before September 1, 2001, the department shall submit to the commission for its approval a master plan that specifies the process and the resources needed to prepare, adopt, and implement fishery management plans for sport and commercial marine fisheries managed by the state. Consistent with Section 7059, the master plan shall be prepared with the advice, assistance, and involvement of participants in the various fisheries and their representatives, marine conservationists, marine scientists, and other interested persons.(b) The master plan shall include all of the following:(1) A list identifying the fisheries managed by the state, with individual fisheries assigned to fishery management plans as determined by the department according to conservation and management needs and consistent with subdivision (f) of Section 7056.(2) A priority list for preparation of fishery management plans. Highest priority shall be given to fisheries that the department determines have the greatest need for changes in conservation and management measures in order to comply with the policies and requirements set forth in this part. Fisheries for which the department determines that current management complies with the policies and requirements of this part shall be given the lowest priority.(3) A description of the research, monitoring, and data collection activities that the department conducts for marine fisheries and of any additional activities that might be needed for the department to acquire essential fishery information, with emphasis on the higher priority fisheries identified pursuant to paragraph (2).(4) A process consistent with Section 7059 that ensures the opportunity for meaningful involvement in the development of fishery management plans and research plans by fishery participants and their representatives, marine scientists, and other interested parties.(5) A process for periodic review and amendment of the master plan.(c) The commission shall adopt or reject the master plan or master plan amendment, in whole or in part, after a public hearing. If the commission rejects a part of the master plan or master plan amendment, the commission shall return that part to the department for revision and resubmission pursuant to the revision and resubmission procedures for fishery management plans as described in subdivision (a) of Section 7075.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 7074 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES|CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies|Section 7074.

7074.  (a) The department shall prepare interim fishery research protocols for at least the three highest priority fisheries identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7073. An interim fishery protocol shall be used by the department until a fishery management plan is implemented for that fishery.(b) Consistent with Section 7059, each protocol shall be prepared with the advice, assistance, and involvement of participants in the various fisheries and their representatives, marine conservationists, marine scientists, and other interested persons.(c) Interim protocols shall be submitted to peer review as described in Section 7062 unless the department, pursuant to subdivision (d), determines that peer review of the interim protocol is not justified. For the purpose of peer review, interim protocols may be combined in the following circumstances:(1) For related fisheries.(2) For two or more interim protocols that the commission determines will require the same peer review expertise.(d) The commission, with the advice of the department, shall adopt criteria to be applied in determining whether an interim protocol may be exempted from peer review.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.)