Senators Kaine & Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat IUU Fishing
On December 17, 2024, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana introduced the Protecting Global Fisheries Act, bipartisan legislation to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
"Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing has devastating consequences on global security, our economy—including Virginia's seafood industry—and marine conservation efforts," said Kaine.
He expressed the U.S.’s goal of responding to perpetrators of IUU fishing with a coordinated response, which has been made possible through the new bipartisan bill. He explained, "This bipartisan legislation takes important..."
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