NOAA Identifies Seven Nations for Illegal Fishing Activities in 2023 Report to Congress

NOAA Identifies Seven Nations for Illegal Fishing Activities in 2023 Report to Congress

Source: gcaptain

9/4/2023

Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Photo

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified seven nations and entities for their illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in its 2023 report congress.

Two of those nations were also cited for issues relating to forced labor, and two were identified for issues related to shark catch.

The biennial report, titled 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, starts a two-year process for the identified nations to take the necessary steps to address IUU fishing, with potential import restrictions for those that do not comply.

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