### Question
Can you define what catastrophic regional fishery disaster means?


### Answer
**Catastrophic regional fishery disaster** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 1864*:

> a natural disaster, including a hurricane or tsunami, or a regulatory closure (including regulatory closures resulting from judicial action) to protect human health or the marine environment, that—


(1) results in economic losses to coastal or fishing communities

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1864*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER IV-NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM**

