In a move to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country, the United States and Philippine governments brought together 135 participants from various sectors to measure and understand IUU fishing at a national level in a two-day online workshop that ended on Thursday. John Law, US Embassy-mission deputy chief, said the exercise is a critical first step to understanding the complex global threat that IUU fishing represents to ocean health and maritime security. “I commend the Philippine government as it continues to ramp up its efforts against IUU fishing through investment in multi-stakeholder and inter-agency actions,” Law noted.

Domingo, L. C. (2020, September 5). Fisheries Bureau, USAID to battle illegal fishing. The Manila Times, p. A7.