Fishery Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 16 USCS § 1362 (16), [Title 16. Conservation; Chapter 31. Marine Mammal Protection; Generally] the term fishery means--
“(A) one or more stocks of fish which can be treated as a unit for purposes of conservation and management and which are identified on the basis of geographical, scientific, technical, recreational, and economic characteristics; and
(B) any fishing for such stocks.”
