§ 2860
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(a)The commission may regulate commercial and recreational fishing and any other taking of marine species in MPAs.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the taking of a marine species in a marine life reserve is prohibited for any purpose, including recreational and commercial fishing, except that the commission may authorize the taking of a marine species for scientific purposes, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, under a scientific collecting permit issued by the department.