California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 5.5 - Fishery Management Plans
Article 1 - Fishery Management Plans Generally
Section 50.01 - Definitions

(a) Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) means the allowable catch, or the range of allowable catch for a species or species group, which is set each year by the Commission based on recommendations by the Department or other scientific advisors.

(b) Allocation means apportioning a harvest guideline, quota, or optimum yield between or among segments of the fishery.

(c) Bait net means a lampara or roundhaul type net, the mesh of which is constructed of twine not exceeding Standard No. 9 medium cotton seine twine or synthetic twine of equivalent size or strength. Except for drum seines and other round haul nets authorized under a permit issued by the department pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8780, the nets may not have rings along the lead line or any method of pursing the bottom of the net.

(d) Commission means the California Fish and Game Commission.

(e) Department means the California Department of Fish and Game.

(f) Director means the Director of the Department of Fish and Game.

(g) Executive Director means the Executive Director of the Fish and Game Commission.

(h) FMP means Fishery Management Plan.

(i) FMP Framework/Framework structure means the structure and process described in the FMP that provides for the application and adjustment of management measures pursuant to section 50.03 within the scope and criteria of the FMP and implementing regulations, without the need to annually amend the FMP.

(j) Harvest Control Rules means options for management that describe the amount and type of harvesting that may be applied to a stock or stocks.

(k) Harvest guideline means a specified numerical harvest objective that, when attained or expected to be attained, does not require closure of a fishery.

(l) Management action means an action taken by the commission or department to implement management measures.

(m) Management measure means a specification or measure used to manage and regulate fishing for a stock under an FMP and may include, but is not limited to, resource allocation, harvest control rules, quotas, licenses and permits, season, size, gear, bag, and landing limitations, fishery monitoring and reporting requirements, regulation of bycatch, and enforcement measures.

(n) Maximum sustainable yield or MSY means maximum sustainable yield as defined in Fish and Game Code Section 96.5 or a substitute for MSY (MSY proxy).

(o) Optimum yield or OY means optimum yield as defined in Fish and Game Code Section 97 or a substitute for OY.(OY proxy).

(p) Permit year means the period from April 1 through March 31.

(q) Quota means a specified numerical harvest objective for the attainment (or expected attainment) of which may cause closure of the fishery.

(r) Round weight means the weight of fish in a whole condition at the time it is caught prior to being cleaned or dressed.

(s) Round-weight equivalent means the weight of fish in a cleaned or dressed condition adjusted by a factor to approximate round weight.

(t) Routine management measure means a management measure that is likely to be adjusted on a biennial, annual or more frequent basis and is categorized as routine in the plan following an analysis of the need for the measure, its impacts, and the rationale for its use.

(u) Socioeconomic process means a process authorizing the commission to apply or adjust management measures pursuant to section 50.03 for a species annually or in season based on social or economic factors following preparation of a report including proposed management measures, a description of alternatives considered, and an analysis that addresses five criteria including how the action will accomplish at least one of 15 listed benefits to the fishery.

(v) Specification means a numerical or descriptive designation of a management objective, including but not limited to: Allowable Biological Catch (ABC); harvest guideline; quota; allocation; or an allocation for a segment of the fishery or area, gear, season, fishery, or other subdivision.

(w) Stock means any species, species complex, population, or subpopulation that is actively managed within a geographic area.

(x) Weight means the weight is in pounds and round weight or round-weight equivalent, unless designated otherwise in regulations adopted specific to a fishery management plan. Where round weight is converted to number of fish, a conversion factor shall be based on the most current information readily available to the department.