After years spent running afoul of regulations, then years working toward compliance, Tomales Bay Oyster Company secured California Coastal Commission approval for its shellfish farming operation. California’s top coastal regulators took a congratulatory tone last week as they unanimously approved a permit that brought the 113-year-old operation up to snuff, retroactively authorizing the company’s unpermitted cultivation equipment and the removal of abandoned equipment and debris from its leased area, with conditions meant especially to protect…