Large-scale driftnet
Large-scale driftnet means a gillnet that is composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more that is used on the high seas and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of harvesting fish by entangling the fish in the webbing of the net.
Source
50 CFR § 216.3
Scoping language
In addition to definitions contained in the MMPA, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this part 216: