IUU fishing
The illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing topic covers overall management of fishing including (but not limited to) unreported or misreported fishing to authority, illegal fishing or harvesting in unregulated areas, or just generally operating in violation of the sovereign fishery laws.
Deconstructing RFMOs: the Politics of Protecting Fish Webinar Now Online
The Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies recently partnered with Pew Charitable Trusts to present a Take20—Maritime Series webinar (60-minutes) on “Deconstructing RFMOs: the Politics of Protecting Fish.” In this webinar, experts “dive” into the world of Regional Fisheries...
DIILS PARTNERS WITH VIETNAM
DIILS recently conducted a virtual engagement with Vietnam government officials on maritime security operations. For these meetings, DIILS utilized a cooperative governmental approach which, from the US side, included representatives from the United States Coast Guard, Department of State’s...
Online conference will explore illegal/unregulated fishing in Indo-Pacific region
HONOLULU (Sept. 2, 2021) -- Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has significant and far-reaching security, economic, and environmental implications for the Indo-Pacific. In the words of Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the US Coast Guard, “Illegal fishing has replaced piracy as...
Policy Recommendations for Combatting Overfishing and Fisheries Crime
“Policy Recommendations for Combatting Overfishing and Fisheries Crime,” is the title of a paper by Dr. Deon Canyon, Dr. Ethan Allen, Capt. Michael Long, and Lt. Cmdr. Christine Brown, forSecurity Nexus. This paper explores the perpetrators of overfishing, the role of fisheries crime in...
Strengthening Shared Understanding Among the Partners in the Blue Pacific and Pacific Islands: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)
The text of this statement was released by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A workshop on “Strengthening Shared Understanding Among the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) and Pacific Islands: Illegal,...
U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Dialogues with Oceania Subject Matter Experts
In preparation for his upcoming travel to the region, Admiral Sam Paparo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited the Center to engage in a roundtable discussion with Oceania subject matter experts. The participants represented premier experts from three organizations located on Oahu: DKI APCSS...

NESA Center Update: December 2022–February 2023
TheNESA CenterDecember 2022–February 2023 Updatefocuses on Near East South Asia Region trends regarding maritime security. The update also highlights December 2022 through February 2023 NESA Center programs & events, faculty & staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with...