§ 8002. Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are—

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