{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"99.5","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 99.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1. - 99.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-0.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90. - 99.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-0.5/chapter-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>“Sustainable,” “sustainable use,” and “sustainability,” with regard to a marine fishery, mean both of the following:</p><p>(a) Continuous replacement of resources, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability.</p><p>(b) Securing the fullest possible range of present and long-term economic, social, and ecological benefits, maintaining biological diversity, and, in the case of fishery management based on maximum sustainable yield, taking in a fishery that does not exceed optimum yield.</p>","text":"“Sustainable,” “sustainable use,” and “sustainability,” with regard to a marine fishery, mean both of the following: (a) Continuous replacement of resources, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability. (b) Securing the fullest possible range of present and long-term economic, social, and ecological benefits, maintaining biological diversity, and, in the case of fishery management based on maximum sustainable yield, taking in a fishery that does not exceed optimum yield.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/marine-life-definitions-99-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}