### Question
What is the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing?


### Answer
The definition of **large-scale driftnet fishing** is as follows in *16 U.S.C. § 1826c*:

> 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

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1826c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS**

