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...
MARSEC Digital Series: Tensions in the Indo-Pacific
On Thursday, 6 April 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a digital chat with 25 NESA Center alumni on “Tensions in the Indo-Pacific.” Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne led the conversation that marks the first of what will be an ongoing set of digital...
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,...
The Quad: Opportunities to Advance Shared Goals at the Crossroads of the Indo-Pacific Workshop
From 10–12 July 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), along with its partner The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), hosted an Indo-Pacific themed program entitled“The...
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...
Alumni Publication: "New technologies will allow Indo-Pacific states to build ‘sovereign maritime domain awareness’" by David Brewster
On 3 August 2023, The Strategist published NESA Center alumnus David Brewster's Op-Ed"New technologies will allow Indo-Pacific states to build ‘sovereign maritime domain awareness.’" "A multi-faceted technological revolution is bringing MDA within reach of even the smallest of countries,...
IUU Fishing Risk Index
Launched in December 2023 by theGlobal Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), theIUU Fishing Risk Indexprovides a measure of the likelihood that states are exposed to and effectively combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The index provides an IUU fishing risk...
NESA Center Update: October – December 2023
TheNESA CenterOctober – December 2023 Updatefocuses onclimate changetrends. The update also highlights October through December NESA Center programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with upcoming events. Regional Trends – Climate Change:...
Faculty Publication: "Do not Jettison Traditional Data Sharing in Maritime Domain" by Jeffrey Payne
On 11 April 2024, theInstitute for Security and Development Policypublished NESA CenterAssistant Professor Jeffrey Payne's article,"Do not Jettison Traditional Data Sharing in Maritime Domain." "The sea remains troubled by bad actors. Piracy, trafficking, and illegal fishing, among others,...
NESA Center Update: March 2025
The March 2025 NESA Center Updatefocuses on regional maritime trends. The update also highlights September through December 2024 programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar. Regional Maritime Trends Following theQuad Leaders’ Summiton 21...