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Approaches to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

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Poor ocean governance enables illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing with negative impacts on seafood value chains, environment, society and global food security. A new Blue Paper outlines strategies — based on transparency and international cooperation — that could turn the tide on IUU fishing practices.

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  1. Global Fishing Watch, Washington, DC, USA

    Tony Long

  2. Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Sjarief Widjaja

  3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Hassan Wirajuda

  4. Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Stephanie Juwana

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Long, T., Widjaja, S., Wirajuda, H. et al. Approaches to combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Nat Food 1, 389–391 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-0121-y

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