§ 8002. Purposes

to support a whole-of-government approach across the Federal Government to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security;

to improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against IUU fishing and related activities at a global level;

to support coordination and collaboration to counter IUU fishing within priority regions;

to increase and improve global transparency and traceability across the seafood supply chain as—

to improve global enforcement operations against IUU fishing through a whole-of-government approach by the United States; and

to prevent the use of IUU fishing as a financing source for transnational organized groups that undermine United States and global security interests.