In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. Terms Defined. “Circle hook” means a nonoffset hook with the point turned perpendicularly back to the shank. “Eviscerate” means to remove the digestive organs of a shark, excluding the head. “Finning” means removing only the fins of a shark. “Fork length” means that length measured in a straight line from the tip of the nose of the shark to the center of the fork of the tail of the shark. “Handline” means a mainline to which not more than two gangions or hooks are attached. “Landing” means: The unloading of any fish at a dock or shore by a commercial fisherman; or The bringing of any fish to a dock, pier, or shore by a recreational fisherman for personal use. “Large mesh gillnet” means a gillnet having a stretch mesh size equal to or greater than 5 inches. “Recreational angler” means any fisherman who catches sharks for personal use. “Shore-angler” means any person engaged in any type of fishing that does not take place on board a vessel. “Shortline” means a fishing line meeting the requirements of COMAR 08.02.25.06. “Small mesh gillnet” means a gillnet having a stretch mesh size smaller than 5 inches. “Vessel” means every type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water except for nondisplacement craft and seaplanes. “Vessel-fishing” means any fishing conducted from a vessel.