### Question
What does fishing gear mean?


### Answer
**Fishing gear** has the following meaning in *22 U.S.C. § 1980*:

> any equipment or appurtenance which is necessary for the carrying out of fishing operations by a fishing vessel, whether or not such equipment or appurtenance is attached to such vessel

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 1980*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES**

