Today, NOAA and its partners released the “National Five-Year Strategy for Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.” Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is a global problem affecting ocean ecosystems, threatening economic and food security and putting law-abiding fishermen and seafood producers at a disadvantage. The strategy details U.S. priorities and plans over the next five years to combat IUU fishing and promote maritime security worldwide.
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Together with other governments and authorities, seafood industry, academia, philanthropies and nongovernmental stakeholders, the U.S. aims to use this strategy to make tangible progress in addressing IUU fishing and execute a shared global vision for sustainable stewardship of marine resources. Learn more.