WEBVTT 00:00.079 --> 00:02.240 Lieutenant Alexander Feltman , um , I 00:02.240 --> 00:04.296 am an international fisheries policy 00:04.296 --> 00:06.462 analyst and liaison at the Coast Guard 00:06.462 --> 00:08.573 Office of Maritime Law Enforcement in 00:08.573 --> 00:10.629 Washington DC IUU fishing stands for 00:10.629 --> 00:12.684 illegal , unreported and unregulated 00:12.684 --> 00:14.796 fishing , so illegal means it happens 00:14.796 --> 00:16.907 against the laws of a specific area . 00:16.907 --> 00:19.129 Unregulated means it happens in an area 00:19.129 --> 00:21.296 where there are no regulations present 00:21.296 --> 00:20.799 and unreported means it's fishing that 00:20.799 --> 00:22.910 is done that is not properly reported 00:22.910 --> 00:24.966 to the correct authorities . In Noga 00:24.966 --> 00:27.129 Express 2025 , I serve as a subject 00:27.129 --> 00:30.159 matter expert for IUU fishing and 00:30.159 --> 00:32.103 associated abuses , so I'm here to 00:32.103 --> 00:33.992 teach and train and work with our 00:33.992 --> 00:35.840 African partners to better 00:35.840 --> 00:38.040 cooperatively work to combat the 00:38.040 --> 00:40.373 international issue that is IUU fishing . 00:40.373 --> 00:42.849 So IU fishing has a direct . Damaging 00:42.849 --> 00:45.127 effect on America's ability to be safe , 00:45.127 --> 00:47.293 strong and prosperous , along with the 00:47.293 --> 00:49.071 ability to be safe , strong and 00:49.071 --> 00:48.930 prosperous of our partner nations 00:48.930 --> 00:51.169 allies around the world . IUU fishing 00:51.169 --> 00:53.280 has the ability to have destabilizing 00:53.280 --> 00:55.447 effects for coastal states and markets 00:55.447 --> 00:57.613 worldwide . Illegal fishing can affect 00:57.613 --> 00:59.780 a country in many different ways , but 00:59.780 --> 01:01.669 one of the main things it does is 01:01.669 --> 01:03.891 undervalue and undermine the work being 01:03.891 --> 01:06.002 done by those legal fishers . So that 01:06.002 --> 01:05.639 work that's being done by those who are 01:05.639 --> 01:07.839 following the norms and laws that are 01:07.839 --> 01:10.040 set for them , it undermines the work 01:10.040 --> 01:11.984 that they can do and makes it more 01:11.984 --> 01:13.984 difficult for them . Additionally , 01:14.029 --> 01:16.251 when products come into the market that 01:16.251 --> 01:18.196 are from an illegal , unreported , 01:18.196 --> 01:19.862 unregulated source , they can 01:19.862 --> 01:21.862 outcompete those that are done in a 01:21.862 --> 01:21.080 legal and sustainable manner . 01:21.760 --> 01:23.704 Absolutely , the US Coast Guard is 01:23.704 --> 01:25.927 positioned to counter IU fishing as the 01:25.927 --> 01:28.169 only US agency with the capability and 01:28.169 --> 01:29.959 authorities to project a law 01:29.959 --> 01:32.070 enforcement presence both in the US , 01:32.620 --> 01:34.410 EEZ , and on the high seas . 01:34.470 --> 01:36.526 Additionally , we work cooperatively 01:36.526 --> 01:38.470 with our partner nations to extend 01:38.470 --> 01:40.581 their own reach and provide their own 01:40.581 --> 01:42.750 maritime law . capabilities and 01:42.750 --> 01:44.806 authorities and they're easy . So by 01:44.806 --> 01:46.972 working cooperatively with both the US 01:46.972 --> 01:49.083 Coast Guard and our partner nations , 01:49.083 --> 01:51.250 we extend the abilities and capacities 01:51.250 --> 01:51.110 of both . I would like to add that it's 01:51.110 --> 01:53.332 a privilege to be out here working with 01:53.332 --> 01:55.554 the Navy on this exercise . Um , it's a 01:55.554 --> 01:57.499 privilege to continue my work with 01:57.499 --> 01:59.666 these African partners and to continue 01:59.666 --> 01:59.150 to project the good name of the 01:59.150 --> 02:01.206 reputation of the Coast Guard around 02:01.206 --> 02:00.660 the world .