Sullivan-Whitehouse FISH Act 2025 is Unanimously Passed by Senate Commerce Committee
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On May 1, 2025, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee unanimously passed the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act, which seeks to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing within the U.S. seafood market.
The bipartisan bill, also known as the FISH Act (or the FISH Act of 2025), establishes federal infrastructure and processes to blacklist offending IUU vessels from U.S. ports and waters.
In addition, the act will increase the U.S. Coast Guard’s enforcement capabilities and partnerships and advance international and bilateral negotiations to achieve enforceable...
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