NOAA to work with 10 nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and stem the bycatch of protected species
As part of its overall efforts to ensure that the U.S. fishing industry isn’t undermined by unsustainable or illegal activities, today, NOAA submitted a Congressionally mandated report identifying 10 nations whose fishing vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2011 or 2012, or had ineffective measures to prevent the unintended catch of protected species in 2012.