 The Strategy of Fishing: IUU Fishing and American Influence in the Pacific Dave Maxwell Thu, 01192023 - 10:08pm Illegal, unreported and unregulated IUU fishing threatens the United States influence in the Western Pacific. The region is host to significant American military installations and partner nations. States such as the Marshall Islands support bases or can serve as platforms for future operations. These nations rely on fishing as a source of economic development. IUU fishing harms re... 