Unlike the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, neither the Port State Measures Agreement nor Representative DeFazio's draft bill entitled 'Pirate Fishing Elimination Act' provide for the identification of a nation as engaged in IUU fishing.
DeFazio discusses limitations of current fishing legislation regarding IUU fishing identification.
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