“Overfished,” with regard to a marine fishery, means both of the following:
(a) A depressed fishery.
(b) A reduction of take in the fishery is the principal means for rebuilding the population.
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 97.5
Marine Life Definitions
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4
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