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June 27, 2024

IUU fishing plagues overfished Asia

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U.S. fishermen following strict regulations compete with $2.4 billion in of illegally caught seafood imports every year. Expanding the Seafood Import Monitoring Program may reduce the illegal trade, but observers say it now falls short. Oceana photo.

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Illegal fishing has emerged as a significant transnational organized crime, conducted in all fishing jurisdictions. Asia is one of the regions in the world most seriously affected by this environmental crime, which has thrived unabated for the past two decades. 

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