Department of Defense, U.S. National Security Community Caught off Guard by Growing Illegal Fishing Threat

Feb 6, 2018 | Stimson Center
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The Department of Defense and U.S. national security community have not appropriately prioritized addressing the growing threat posed by illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Stimson Center. The report — Casting a Wider Net: The Security Implications of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing — finds that IUU fishing presents an expanding range of national security threats, contributing to geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea, maritime piracy off the horn of Africa, and transnational organized crime in Central and South America.