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Fish and Game Code - Chapter 9 of Part 1 of Division 6 (Fish); Coho Salmon Habitat Enhancement Leading to Preservation (Coho HELP Act) (secs. 6950 - 6956).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
California
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Stock enhancement/repopulation Fishery management and conservation Waterworks Sustainable use Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of Division 4 of the Fish and Game Code of California concerns approval of “Coho salmon habitat enhancement projects” Those are restoration project within a region described in an adopted state or federal coho salmon recovery plan with the primary purpose of accomplishing one or more of the following: (a) Modification of existing water crossings for the purposes of eliminating a barrier to fish passage, including the removal of road crossings, replacement of culverts, or both; (b) restoration of eroded or denuded streambanks by utilizing predominantly nonrock bioengineering practices and revegetating stream corridors with native riparian species; (c) wood placement that benefits naturally reproducing fish stocks by creating or enhancing fish habitat, increasing stream complexity, or both. Restoration shall be focused on promoting tree establishment along the active channel and on streambanks for the purposes of bank stabilization, bank development, and live wood complexity. The Director of Fish and Game shall approve a coho salmon habitat enhancement project if the project will maintain existing levels of human health and safety protection, including, but not limited to, flood protection, and meets specified requirements on fish passage guidelines and coho salmon recovery plans, size, duration etc. Also, the project will not result in cumulative negative environmental impacts that are significant when viewed in connection with the effects of past, current, or probable future projects. The Coho Salmon Recovery Account is created in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.

Full text
English
Website
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov