A new report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) identifies seven nations and entities engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated IUU fishing, including two with issues related to forced labor, the first time the issue has been included.
The biennial report updates the agency's 2021 findings.
Angola, Grenada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, The Gambia and Vanuatu were identified in the 2023 report for alleged IUU fishing in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management also includes certification determinations for 31 nations and entities identified in the agency's 2021 report, verifying if they took actions to remedy their IUU fishing activities and/or bycatch of protected living marine resources.
