As more countries around the globe move to ban Russian seafood and implement seafood traceability systems, they are looking to the US as a global leader.
Examining the existing U.S. programming that supports seafood trade monitoring and offering recommendations to improve combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
Today, NOAA Fisheries withdrew its December 2022 proposed rulemaking to amend the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). Per the withdrawal notice, NOAA Fisheries will instead conduct a comprehensive program review of SIMP to strengthen its impact and effectiveness. Sally Yozell, Director of the Environmental Security Program at the Stimson Center, released the following statement in response:
This report offers the governments of West African states and the People’s Republic of China clear, concise, and actionable recommendations to foster sustainable fisheries management and counter IUU fishing in the Gulf of Guinea and beyond.
The 2023 NOAA Fisheries Report to Congress on International Fisheries Management identifies seven IUU fishing perpetrators: Angola, Grenada, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, The Gambia, and Vanuatu.
Please read our new report, “Charting a Blue Future for Cooperation between West Africa and China on Sustainable Fisheries.” West African countries and the People’s Republic of China share a deep mutual interest in supporting the development of sustain …
Published August 31, 2023 / Held September 14, 2023
The Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program welcomes Carolyn Gruber as Deputy Director and Fellow. Gruber brings a range of experience in international environmental policy, international fisheries management, and marine conservation to the pro …
More serious measures must be adopted to strengthen implementation, expand the species list, increase risk targeting and global harmonization, and address forced labor.
The Stimson Center, NOAA, and WWF release the Summary Report from recent Workshop on the design, management, and implementation of seafood traceability programs.
Practitioners, technical experts, and fisheries officials from across the globe met to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the design, management, and implementation of seafood traceability programs at a recent workshop.
Sally Yozell, Director of the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program, said: “I applaud the choice of Janet Coit as the new Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. In this new job, she will continue to strike the right balance, looking out for the ec …
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act, which includes numerous policy recommendations published by the Stimson Center. The bill aims to ensure that …
Washington, DC – Today, President Biden announced the new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Richard Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregan State University with decades of experience as both a scientist and …
New: “Understanding complex climate threats in coastal cities” infographic Washington, D.C— On Tuesday, March 2, Sally Yozell, Director of the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program, will speak on Innovation: Advances in science and …
Improving implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program would combat the negative food, economic, and international security impact of IUU fishing
The Stimson Center’s Environmental Security program congratulates the Japanese Diet for taking a major step to stop illegally caught fish from entering its market.