"President Biden on Monday signed a national security memo aimed at addressing illegal fishing in international waters.
The memo seeks to increase international coordination to address labor issues in the fishing industry and remove labor abuses from the supply chain, according to a White House fact sheet.
It also aims to restrict the market for the products of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labor.
During this week’s United Nations (U.N.) Ocean Conference, the Biden administration is also poised to announce an alliance with the United Kingdom and Canada to combat fishing that is illegal or goes unreported.
In conjunction with the memo, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday issued a proposed rule to address forced labor and other labor rights issues in the seafood industry."
Zack Budryk reports for The Hill June 27, 2022.
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