§ 79000 Sea Urchin Fishery Sustainability

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•This law is about sea urchin fishing in California.
•It wants to keep sea urchin fishing fair and sustainable.
•It helps people who fish for sea urchins make a good living.
•It supports local coastal communities and their traditions.

Example

A fisherman catches sea urchins to sell to restaurants.

This law makes sure the fisherman can keep doing his job without overfishing, so there are always enough sea urchins and he can earn a fair income.

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§ 79000 Sea Urchin Fishery Sustainability

The sea urchin fishery includes both divers and processors working together to provide a sustainable sea urchin resource and to ensure a reliable supply of quality seafood product for domestic consumption and export, thereby maintaining strong local coastal economies, fair levels of income to the thousands of persons engaged directly and indirectly in commercial fishing enterprises, and historically significant cultural and community resources of California’s coast. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 973, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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fishing port community quality consumption

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 79000.

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