IUU Fishing: The Dangers Behind Unsustainable Seafood Practices
Introduction With an estimated market value of $276.5 billion in 2020 and over 40 million people employed worldwide, the global economy significantly benefits from the fishing industry. In the United States alone, commercial and recreational saltwater fishing “generated $253 billion in sales impacts, contributed $117 billion to gross domestic product, and supported 1.7 million jobs in the U.S. marine fishing sector and across the broader economy” as of 2020. However, as the demand for...