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Latest revision as of 17:01, 30 August 2024
A United States Coast Guard pursuit boat carries a boarding party to perform an inspection of a fishing boat.
In the 21st century maritime nations started forging agreements to counter IUU fishing - or Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing to protect the fisheries in their waters.[1][2]
To protect their fisheries maritime nations send aircraft and patrol vessels on observation and enforcement patrols.[3] Sometimes friendly nations use their satellites to monitor other nations Exclusive Economic Zones, from space.
References
- ↑ Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved on 2022-08-22.
- ↑ Understanding Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, NOAA. Retrieved on 2022-08-22.
- ↑ Ecuador combats Chinese fleet’s illegal fishing with Canadian satellite technology, Indo Pacific Defense Forum, 2022-08-21. Retrieved on 2022-08-22. “The Ecuadorian government is using Canadian technology to monitor the Chinese fleet’s illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing around the Galápagos Islands.”