### Question
What does population stock” or “stock mean?


### Answer
**Population stock” or “stock** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 1362*:

> a group of marine mammals of the same species or smaller taxa in a common spatial arrangement, that interbreed when mature

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1362*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY**

