Welcome to the NOAA Fisheries Office
of International Affairs
Our Vision: All people benefiting from
healthy and diverse marine ecosystems.
Our Mission: The stewardship of transboundary
and other living marine resources and their ecosystems,
through leadership and participation in domestic and international
activities.
The NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs works
with a variety of domestic and international partners to
strive to accomplish the following goals and objectives
in support of our mission and vision:
- Promote ecosystem-based fisheries management
- Control
fishing capacity
- Combat illegal, unreported and unregulated
(IUU) fishing
- Strengthen regional fisheries management
organizations
- Secure equitable access for U.S. fishers
to shared living marine resources
- Increase assistance
to developing states
- Ensure food security
We accomplish our mission by:
- Participating in regional fisheries management
organizations
- Participating in multilateral and bilateral
environmental agreements/foras
- Participating in free trade
negotiations
- Conducting workshops on living marine resource
issues
- Building partnerships to improve marine conservation
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