Stop Illegal Fishing Act (IUU Fishing Sanctions)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-29 — Implementation of Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act: cross-connection with mmpa-fish-import-provisions: Parallel U.S. regulatory levers conditioning seafood market access on foreign fishery compliance (marine mammal bycatch vs. IUU fishing). (novelty: 2)
- 2026-06-09 — Stop Illegal Fishing Act: HR6338 introduced: directs the President to impose mandatory property-blocking sanctions and visa denials on foreign vessels and persons engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with civil and criminal penalties for violations enforced under IEEPA-style authorities. (novelty: 3)