{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1826c.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1826c.\nDefinitions\nIn sections 1826a to 1826c of this title, the following definitions apply:\n(1)\nFish and fish products\nThe term \u201cfish and fish products\u201d means any aquatic species (including marine mammals and plants) and all products thereof exported from a nation, whether or not taken by fishing vessels of that nation or packed, processed, or otherwise prepared for export in that nation or within the jurisdiction thereof.\n(2)\nLarge-scale driftnet fishing\n(A)\nIn general\nExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), the term \u201clarge-scale driftnet fishing\u201d means a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, with a total length of two and one-half kilometers or more is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.\n(B)\nException\nUntil\nJanuary 1, 1994\nOctober 28, 1991\n(3)\nLarge-scale driftnet fishing vessel\nThe term \u201clarge-scale driftnet fishing vessel\u201d means any vessel which is\u2014\n(A) used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for large-scale driftnet fishing; or\n(B) used for aiding or assisting one or more vessels at sea in the performance of large-scale driftnet fishing, including preparation, supply, storage, refrigeration, transportation, or processing.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s1826c.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1826c."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In sections 1826a to 1826c of this title, the following definitions apply:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Fish and fish products"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cfish and fish products\u201d means any aquatic species (including marine mammals and plants) and all products thereof exported from a nation, whether or not taken by fishing vessels of that nation or packed, processed, or otherwise prepared for export in that nation or within the jurisdiction thereof.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Large-scale driftnet fishing"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term \u201clarge-scale driftnet fishing\u201d means a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, with a total length of two and one-half kilometers or more is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Exception"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Until ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 1, 1994","tail":", the term \u201clarge-scale driftnet fishing\u201d does not include the use in the northeast Atlantic Ocean of gillnets with a total length not to exceed five kilometers if the use is in accordance with regulations adopted by the European Community pursuant to the "},{"t":"text","text":"October 28, 1991","tail":", decision by the Council of Fisheries Ministers of the Community."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Large-scale driftnet fishing vessel"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201clarge-scale driftnet fishing vessel\u201d means any vessel which is\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for large-scale driftnet fishing; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s1826c/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" used for aiding or assisting one or more vessels at sea in the performance of large-scale driftnet fishing, including preparation, supply, storage, refrigeration, transportation, or processing.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}