Title FGC, California Fish & Game Code

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to reexamine and redesign California’s MPA system to increase its coherence and its effectiveness at protecting the state’s marine life, habitat, and ecosystems. (b) To improve the design and management of that system, t…

The State Interagency Marine Managed Areas Workgroup shall, after appropriate consultation with members of the public, determine future actions for implementing the recommendations of its final report. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 60. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024…

(a) The commission shall adopt a master plan that guides the adoption and implementation of the Marine Life Protection Program adopted pursuant to Section 2853 and decisions regarding the siting of new MPAs and major modifications of existing MPAs. The plan shall be based on the …

(a) (1) The department and team shall use the best readily available scientific information in preparing the master plan adopted pursuant to Section 2855, and shall organize the location-specific contents, where feasible, by biogeographical region. In preparing the plan, the depa…

(a) On or before July 1, 2001, the department shall convene, in each biogeographical region and to the extent practicable near major working harbors, siting workshops, composed of interested parties, to review the alternatives for MPA networks and to provide advice on a preferred…

The department shall establish a process for external peer review of the scientific basis for the master plan prepared pursuant to Section 2855. The peer review process may be based, to the extent practicable, on the peer review process described in Section 7062. (Added by Stats.…

(a) On or before January 1, 2005, the department shall submit to the commission a draft of the master plan prepared pursuant to this chapter. (b) On or before April 1, 2005, after public review, not less than three public meetings, and appropriate modifications of the draft plan,…

(a) The commission may regulate commercial and recreational fishing and any other taking of marine species in MPAs. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the taking of a marine species in a marine life reserve is prohibited for any purpose, including recreational …

(a) The commission shall, annually until the master plan is adopted and thereafter at least every three years, receive, consider, and promptly act upon petitions from any interested party, to add, delete, or modify MPAs, favoring those petitions that are compatible with the goals…

The department, in evaluating proposed projects with potential adverse impacts on marine life and habitat in MPAs, shall highlight those impacts in its analysis and comments related to the project and shall recommend measures to avoid or fully mitigate any impacts that are incons…

The department shall confer as necessary with the United States Navy regarding issues related to its activities. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1015, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)