非法、未报告和无管制(IUU)捕捞是对美国国家利益的普遍安全威胁。非法、无管制和未报告的捕捞活动破坏了国际协定和渔业保护措施,危害了全球粮食安全,对脆弱的沿海国家造成了明显的不稳定影响。非法、未报告和无管制的捕捞活动剥夺了合法渔民的生计,危及所有海上边界国家的经济安全。不负责任和咄咄逼人的船旗国部署的工业级渔船会加剧地缘政治紧张,损害各国行使主权和从经济资源中获益的权利。这些船旗国在其船队上实施负责任的海事行为方面缺乏问责制,这进一步使非法捕捞行为人违反了基于国际规则的秩序,并为跨国犯罪组织利用非法、未报告和无管制的捕捞利润将一系列其他非法活动货币化打开了大门。
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is a pervasive security threat to U.S. national interests. By undermining international agreements and fisheries conservation measures, IUU fishing jeopardizes global food security, with pronounced destabilizing effects on vulnerable coastal States. IUU fishing robs legal fishers of their livelihoods, endangering the economic security of all nations with a maritime boundary. Industrial scale fishing vessels deployed by irresponsible and aggressive flag States can increase geo‐political tensions, undermining the rights of nations to exercise their sovereignty and benefit from their economic resources. A lack of accountability by these flag States to enforce responsible maritime behavior on their fleets further enables illegal fishing actors to violate international rules-based order and opens the door to transnational criminal organizations to use profits from IUU fishing to monetize a suite of other illegal activities.