Section 2850.5.
2850.5. Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with the authority granted under Section 2860, commencing on July 1, 2013, the Ocean Protection Council shall assume responsibility for the direction of policy of marine protected areas (MPAs). (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 3. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
Section 2851.
2851. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s marine protected areas (MPAs) were established on a piecemeal basis rather than according to a coherent plan and sound scientific guidelines. Many of these MPAs lack clearly defined purposes, effective management measures and enforcement. As a result, the array of MPAs creates the illusion […]
Section 2852.
2852. The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Adaptive management,” with regard to marine protected areas, means a management policy that seeks to improve management of biological resources, particularly in areas of scientific uncertainty, by viewing program actions as tools for learning. Actions shall be designed so that, even if they fail, they […]
Section 2853.
2853. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to reexamine and redesign California’s MPA system to increase its coherence and its effectiveness at protecting the state’s marine life, habitat, and ecosystems. (b) To improve the design and management of that system, the commission, pursuant to Section 2859, shall adopt a Marine Life Protection […]
Section 2854.
2854. The workgroup shall, after appropriate consultation with members of the public, determine future actions for implementing the recommendations of its final report. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 172, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
Section 2822.
2822. The department may seek injunctive relief against any plan participant, person, or entity to enforce this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 4, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 2855.
2855. (a) The commission shall adopt a master plan that guides the adoption and implementation of the Marine Life Protection Program adopted pursuant to Section 2853 and decisions regarding the siting of new MPAs and major modifications of existing MPAs. The plan shall be based on the best readily available science. (b) (1) The department shall prepare, or […]
Section 2823.
2823. The department shall suspend or revoke any permit, in whole or in part, issued for the take of a species subject to Section 2835 if the continued take of the species would result in jeopardizing the continued existence of the species. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 4, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 2856.
2856. (a) (1) The department and team shall use the best readily available scientific information in preparing the master plan adopted pursuant to Section 2855, and shall organize the location-specific contents, where feasible, by biogeographical region. In preparing the plan, the department and team shall use and build upon the findings of the Sea Grant survey of […]
Section 2825.
2825. The department may adopt regulations for the development and implementation of natural community conservation plans consistent with this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 4, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)