NOAA slammed for withdrawal of proposed rule on illegal fishing

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) decision to withdraw a proposed rule that could have strengthened the ability of the United States to take action against nations that fail to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing or forced labour on fishing vessels has been criticised by ocean conservation organisation Oceana. 

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) decision to withdraw a proposed rule that could have strengthened the ability of the United States to take action against nations that fail to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing or forced labour on fishing vessels has been criticised by ocean conservation organisation Oceana.