Section 6900.
6900. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program Act. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)
Section 6901.
6901. The Legislature, for purposes of this chapter, finds as follows: (a) According to the department, the natural production of salmon and steelhead trout in California has declined to approximately 1,000,000 adult chinook or king salmon, 100,000 coho or silver salmon, and 150,000 steelhead trout. (b) The naturally spawning salmon and steelhead trout resources of the […]
Section 6902.
6902. The Legislature, for purposes of this chapter, declares as follows: (a) It is the policy of the state to significantly increase the natural production of salmon and steelhead trout by the end of this century. The department shall develop a plan and a program that strives to double the current natural production of salmon and […]
Section 6903.
6903. It is the policy of the state and the department to encourage nonprofit salmon release and return operations subject to this code operated by, or on behalf of, licensed commercial salmon fishermen for the purpose of enhancing California’s salmon populations and increasing the salmon harvest by commercial and recreational fishermen. The department shall, to […]
Section 6903.5.
6903.5. The department shall encourage other nonprofit hatcheries and nonprofit artificial propagation operations, operated by, or on behalf of, licensed fishermen, for the purpose of rebuilding or enhancing marine fish populations, including, but not limited to, those for Dungeness crab, sea urchin, and California halibut, consistent with the protection of these species in the wild, […]
Section 6910.
6910. Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)
Section 6911.
6911. “Production” means the survival of fish to adulthood as measured by the abundance of the recreational and commercial catch together with the return of fish to the state’s spawning streams. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)
Section 6912.
6912. “Program” means the program for protecting and increasing the naturally spawning salmon and steelhead trout of the state provided for in Article 3 (commencing with Section 6920). (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)
Section 6920.
6920. (a) The department shall, with the advice of the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout and the Commercial Salmon Trollers Advisory Committee, prepare and maintain a detailed and comprehensive program for the protection and increase of salmon, steelhead trout, and anadromous fisheries. (b) The department shall consult with every public agency whose policies or […]
Section 6921.
6921. The program shall identify the measures the department will carry out to achieve the policies set forth in Section 6902. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)