Title:

Improving international fisheries management 2023 - Report to Congress

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2023
Abstract:

This report includes seven certification determinations for IUU fishing and 29 certification determinations for the bycatch of protected living marine resources (PLMR). NMFS issued Costa Rica, Guyana, Senegal, and Taiwan positive certifications in this report following IUU fishing identifications in 2021. NMFS issued Mexico, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and the Russian Federation negative certifications in this report following IUU fishing identifications in 2021. For PLMR bycatch, NMFS issued positive certifications in this report to Croatia, Egypt, the European Union (EU), Grenada, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, the PRC, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, and Taiwan. NMFS issued negative certifications in this report for PLMR bycatch to Algeria, Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, and Türkiye.

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en