California Code
CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions
Section 97.5.

97.5. “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.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)