View all text of Chapter 99 [§ 8001 - § 8041]
§ 8002. PurposesThe purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to support a whole-of-government approach across the Federal Government to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security;
(2) to improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against IUU fishing and related activities at a global level;
(3) to support coordination and collaboration to counter IUU fishing within priority regions;
(4) to increase and improve global transparency and traceability across the seafood supply chain as—
(A) a deterrent to IUU fishing; and
(B) a tool for strengthening fisheries management and food security;
(5) to improve global enforcement operations against IUU fishing through a whole-of-government approach by the United States; and
(6) to prevent the use of IUU fishing as a financing source for transnational organized groups that undermine United States and global security interests.
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1999.)