Section 8609 Of Article 1. Generally From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
8609
. The Legislature finds and declares that:
(a) The central California nearshore gill and trammel net
fisheries for California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) and
white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) and the use of gill nets in these
fisheries are expanding at a rapid rate.
(b) The incidental take of certain species of seabirds and marine
mammals in set gill and trammel nets could be increasing to a level
which may be adversely impacting the viability of the populations of
nontarget species.