A new 10-year strategy to bolster global
safety against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing was released
Thursday by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The 40-page document entitled IUU Fishing
Strategic Outlook stresses the agency’s commitment to fight illegal fishing
practices and details a three-pronged effort that includes using innovative
intelligence to target enforcement operations, exposing “predatory and irresponsible State behavior,”
and broadening its cooperation with multilateral fisheries enforcement
agencies, including domestic and foreign partners.
“The Coast Guard’s IUU Fishing Strategic
Outlook outlines the Service’s efforts to combat the scourge of IUU fishing
over the next decade,” said Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the Coast Guard. “We
are committed to working with our allies and like-minded partners to strengthen
the international fisheries enforcement regime and counter this pervasive
threat. As a recognized world leader in maritime safety, security and
environmental stewardship, the Coast Guard has a responsibility to help build a
coalition of partners willing to identify and address IUU fishing bad actors
and model responsible global maritime behavior.”
Visit https://www.uscg.mil/Portals/0/Images/iuu/IUU_Strategic_Outlook_2020_FINAL.pdf
for more on the strategy.
