16 U.S.C. § 8002

1. (1)to support a whole-of-government approach across the Federal Government to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security;
2. (2)to improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against IUU fishing and related activities at a global level;
3. (3)to support coordination and collaboration to counter IUU fishing within priority regions;
4. (4)to increase and improve global transparency and traceability across the seafood supply chain as—
   1. (A)a deterrent to IUU fishing; and
   2. (B)a tool for strengthening fisheries management and food security;
5. (5)to improve global enforcement operations against IUU fishing through a whole-of-government approach by the United States; and
6. (6)to prevent the use of IUU fishing as a financing source for transnational organized groups that undermine United States and global security interests.