Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Oceania

Abstract

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) is a prevalent issue in Oceania, a vital region to the United States from a military, economic, and diplomatic perspective. IUUF activity is threatening to erode U.S. influence and poses significant homeland defense and security challenges. This thesis addresses the question of how the United States and its partnering nations can better address the IUUF threat in Oceania. A variety of academic research, journal articles, scientific studies, laws and treaties, domestic and international government documents, and non-government reports were analyzed to answer this question. The analysis explored counter-IUUF mitigation efforts underway in Oceania and, in doing so, outlined the regions counter-IUUF strategy. A six-step strategic analysis tool was applied to evaluate Oceania's counter-IUUF strategy and identify actions that the United States and its partnering nations can take to strengthen its effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1173427

Entities

People

  • Mark Leahey

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Topography
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Marine Ecological Systems Migration
  • Strategic Security Studies