Fish and Game Code - Chapter 7 of Division 2; Department of Fish and Wildlife - Conservation of Aquatic Resources (secs. 1700- 1700). Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision California Document type Legislation Date 1970 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Policy/planning Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Part of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code of California declares the policy of California with respect to aquatic resources. One of the elements of the policy is the development of local fisheries and distant-water fisheries based in California in harmony with international law respecting fishing and the conservation of the living resources of the oceans and other waters under the jurisdiction and influence of the state. Objectives of the policy include: (a) The maintenance of sufficient populations of all species of aquatic organisms to insure their continued existence; b) the growth of local commercial fisheries, consistent with aesthetic, educational, scientific, and recreational uses of such living resources, the utilization of unused resources, taking into consideration the necessity of regulating the catch within the limits of maximum sustainable yields, and the development of distant-water and overseas fishery enterprises. Full text English Website leginfo.legislature.ca.gov