COMBATTING IUU FISHING AND IMPROVING THE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF FISH STOCKS: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

The United Nations, INTERPOL, and others have urged the international community to increase transparency in fisheries management because illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (“IUU”) continues its pervasive and destructive influence on the longterm conservation of fish stocks.

Chris Wold