; and (B) can create inaccurate population estimates for fish and other seafood species. (5) Marine fisheries employ millions of people worldwide, the livelihoods of whom can be negatively impacted by IUU fishing and associated transnational organized illegal activities. (6) IUU fishing vessels play a significant role in other forms of trafficking, particularly drug trafficking. The Department of Justice has documented numerous cases of illicit fishing ships involved in trafficking cocaine, heroin, and cannabis from South America to the United States. (7) By introducing cheaper, illegal products into the global market, IUU fishing undercuts the business and economic livelihoods of legitimate fishermen in the United States and around the world. (8) In the United States and around the world, seafood fraud undermines the economic viability of fisheries and deceives consumers about their purchasing choices. (9) Competition over seafood resources can lead to heightened tensions, conflict, and geostrategic instability in regions of importance to the United States. 204. Purposes The purposes of this title are— (1) to support a whole-of-government approach across the Federal Government to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security; (2) to improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against IUU fishing and related activities at a global level; (3) to support coordination and collaboration to counter IUU fishing and seafood fraud within priority regions; (4) to increase and improve global transparency and traceability across the seafood supply chain as— (A) a deterrent to IUU fishing and seafood fraud; and (B) a tool for strengthening fisheries management and food security; (5) to improve global enforcement operations against IUU fishing through a whole-of-government approach by the United States