The report, ‘Estimates of illegal and unreported fish in seafood imports to the USA’, published by Marine Policy, says between 20-32% of US seafood imports annually are illegal. Valued between $1.3bn and $2.1bn, the imports represents between 4-16% of the global illegal fish catch.
“This study reinforces what the fishing industry, governments and conservationists have been saying for a long time: illegal fishing is a major global problem and threatens the long-term health of our oceans and the livelihoods they support,” said World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Vice President for Marine Conservation Michele Kuruc.
“While
