Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) endangers fisheries across the globe that contribute to economic growth, food systems, and ecosystems, and the Trump administration is trying to crack down on violations in the Gulf. The Washington Examiner traveled to the South Padre Island and Air Station Corpus Christi to ride along with the Coast Guard during a boat patrol tour and take a daily overflight tour of the Deep Gulf. Installment one of In too deep: Illegal fishing in the Gulf – and the Coast Guard’s action plan explores why illegal fishing is such a big problem .

— Despite heavily regulating both commercial and private fishing in the Gulf of America , the United States loses millions of dollars every year to the illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) th

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