“Optimum yield,” with regard to a marine fishery, means the amount of fish taken in a fishery that does all of the following:
- (a) Provides the greatest overall benefit to the people of California, particularly with respect to food production and recreational opportunities, and takes into account the protection of marine ecosystems.
- (b) Is the maximum sustainable yield of the fishery, as reduced by relevant economic, social, or ecological factors.
- (c) In the case of an overfished fishery, provides for rebuilding to a level consistent with producing maximum sustainable yield in the fishery.