Sec. 8. Coast guard provisions
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The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, in accordance with the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, increase, from year to year, its observation and boarding of vessels on the high seas that are suspected of IUU fishing, to the greatest extent practicable. The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall coordinate regularly with regional fisheries management organizations to determine what corrective measures each nation has taken after its vessels have been boarded for suspected IUU fishing. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report to Congress on— the total number of bilateral agreements that contain an IUU fishing nexus or authorities, and what the Coast Guard is doing to increase this percentage; violations observed under the Coast Guard high seas boarding program, how the violations are tracked after referral to the respective flag state, and what actions are taken to document or otherwise act on the enforcement, or lack thereof, taken by a flag state; the flag state and status of vessels interdicted or observed to be engaged in IUU fishing on the high seas by the Coast Guard; the flag state and status and incident details on vessels observed to violate international laws on the high seas, such as refusal to allow boarding, and what action was taken; and any other potential enforcement actions that could decrease IUU fishing on the high seas.