Section 7055 Of Chapter 2. Marine Fisheries Generally From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 1.7. >> Chapter 2.
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.