### Question
What does territorial sea mean?


### Answer
**Territorial sea** has the following meaning in *33 U.S.C. § 1956*:

> the waters of the United States referred to in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928, dated December 27, 1988

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1956*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33A-MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION**

