### Question
Can you define what non-native species means?


### Answer
**Non-native species** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 2402*:

> any species of animal or plant which is not indigenous to Antarctica and does not occur there seasonally through natural migrations

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 2402*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 44-ANTARCTIC CONSERVATION**

