Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a significant threat to global fish stocks, marine ecosystems, and the economic well-being of communities dependent on fishing.
Import control rules (ICRs) have been established to prevent the entry of illegally sourced fish products into key markets and incentivize legal and regulated fishing.
Research purpose and scope
This research considered three key ICRs:
- the European Union’s (EU’s) IUU Regulation
- the United States’ Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)
- Japan’s Domestic Trade of Specific Marine Animals and Plants Act.
Collectively, the EU, US, and Japanese markets represent 58% of global seafood imports.
The purpose is to help the Walton Family Foundation and its networks to better understand how ICRs can influence IUU fishing, the support they need to be effective and any unintended consequences they may have.
This can then inform decision-making that optimizes the strategic value of grant making and other efforts by the Walton Family Foundation and its partners.
