### Question
What does compatible use mean?


### Answer
**Compatible use** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 668ee*:

> a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any other use of a refuge that, in the sound professional judgment of the Director, will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of the mission of the System or the purposes of the refuge

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 668ee*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5A-PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE > SUBCHAPTER III-ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE**

