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CFR /  Title 50  /  Part 600  /  Sec. 600.1202 Definitions.

(a) In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in Sec. 600.10, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings:

Land or landing means offloading fish, or causing fish to be offloaded, from a fishing vessel, either to another vessel or to a shoreside location or facility, or arriving in port, or at a dock, berth, beach, seawall, or ramp to begin offloading fish.

Shark finning means taking a shark, removing a fin or fins (whether or not including the tail), and returning the remainder of the shark to the sea.

(b) If there is any difference between a definition in this section and in Sec. 600.10, the definition in this section is the operative definition for the purposes of this subpart.