California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 8 - Ocean Fishery Research

• Section 6590.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Substantial declines in various species of desirable fish that are caught in southern California ocean waters have...
• Section 6591.
  For purposes of this article, “program” means the California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program established by this article.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 987, Sec....
• Section 6592.
  There is hereby established in state government the California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program for the purpose of basic and applied research on the...
• Section 6593.
  The program is administered by the director with the advice and assistance of the advisory panel created in Section 6594. No person shall serve on...
• Section 6594.
  To assist the director in establishing policy and direction for the research and enhancement programs to be supported from the Fish and Game Preservation Fund,...
• Section 6595.
  (a) All fees collected by the department pursuant to this article, and any interest earned on those fees, shall be deposited in the Fish and Game...
• Section 6596.1.
  (a) In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any other applicable license validation issued pursuant to this code, a person taking fish from...
• Section 6597.
  The department may contract with private nonprofit organizations which, prior to January 1, 1984, were conducting research related to the purposes of the program, to...
• Section 6597.5.
  It is in the interest of the state to have broad participation in enhancement programs. Therefore, this program shall be open to participation by qualified...
• Section 6598.
  Any place at which all or a significant part of the program is conducted shall be named the “California Marine Hatchery Institute.”(Added by Stats. 1983,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018