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.)