### Question
What does fishing activities mean?


### Answer
**Fishing activities** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 5609*:

> harvesting or processing fishery resources, or transhipping [1](#5609_1_target) of fishery resources or products derived from fishery resources, or any other activity in preparation for, in support of, or related to the harvesting of fishery resources

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 5609*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 76-NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION**

