“Overfished,” with regard to a marine fishery, means both of the following:

(a) A depressed fishery.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 97.5

  • depressed: means the condition of a fishery that exhibits declining fish population abundance levels below those consistent with maximum sustainable yield. See California Fish and Game Code 90.7
  • Fishery: means both of the following:

    California Fish and Game Code 94

  • Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86

(b) A reduction of take in the fishery is the principal means for rebuilding the population.

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