Independent experts have estimated economic losses worldwide from IUU fishing to be between $10 billion and $23 billion annually.<\/p>\n
\u201cNOAA\u2019s international fisheries work is critical to the economic viability of US fishing communities and the protection of US jobs,\u201d said Russell Smith, NOAA deputy assistant secretary for international fisheries. \u201cThis is about levelling the playing field for fishermen around the world, and IUU fishing represents one of the biggest threats to the US fishing industry. Seafood is a global business, and US fishermen following the rules should not have to compete with those using illegal or unsustainable fishing practices.\u201d<\/p>\n
The US will soon start consultations with each of the 10 nations \u2014 Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Italy, Mexico, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Tanzania, and Venezuela \u2014 to encourage them to take action to address IUU fishing and bycatch by their fishermen.<\/p>\n
All 10 nations identified in this year\u2019s report had vessels that did not comply in 2011 and\/or 2012 with conservation and management measures required under a regional fishery management organisation to which the United States is a party. Mexico was also identified for ineffective management of the bycatch of North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles, which travel between Japan and Mexico through Hawaiian waters, and are endangered under the US Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs one of the largest importers of seafood in the world, the United States has a global responsibility and an economic duty to ensure the fish we import is caught sustainably and legally,\u201d said Sam Rauch, deputy assistant administrator for NOAA\u2019s Fisheries Service. \u201cWe look forward to working with these nations to encourage their compliance, and we will continue to work with our partners to detect and combat illegal practices.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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