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The UN has responded to IUU fishing with the IPOA-IUU. In this case, international cooperation is imperative. Unfortunately, no binding resolutions have been created to control IUU fishing. According to a Washington University document, the The sanctions that the IPOA-IUU levies against violators are not enough to prevent them from participating in IUU fishing (Finding Nemo...and Eating Him: The Failure of the United Nations to Force Internalization of the Negative Social Costs that Result from Overfishing).
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