Optimum Yield (OY)

In regard to a marine fishery, OY 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; and (c) In the case of an overfished fishery, provides for rebuilding to a level consistent with producing maximum sustainable yield in the fishery.