Strategies to optimize data collection, sharing, and analysis

Section 3552 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8032) is amended by adding at the end: (c) Strategies to optimize data collection, sharing, and analysis Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025, the Working Group shall identify information and resources to prevent fish and fish products from IUU fishing and fishing that involves the use of forced labor from negatively affecting United States commerce without increasing burdens on seafood not produced from IUU fishing. The report shall include the following: (1) Identification of relevant data streams collected by Working Group members. (2) Identification of legal, jurisdictional, or other barriers to the sharing of such data. (3) In consultation with the Secretary of Defense, recommendations for joint enforcement protocols, collaboration, and information sharing between Federal agencies and States. (4) Recommendations for sharing and developing forensic resources between Federal agencies and States. (5) Recommendations for enhancing capacity to conduct more effective field investigations and enforcement efforts with U.S. state enforcement officials. (6) Recommendations for improving data collection and automated risk-targeting of seafood. (7) Recommendations for the dissemination of IUU fishing and fishing that involves the use of forced labor analysis and information to those governmental and non-governmental entities that could use it for action and awareness, with the aim to establish an IUU fishing information sharing center. (8) Recommendations for an implementation strategy, including measures for ensuring that seafood not linked to IUU fishing and fishing that involves the use of forced labor is not affected. (9) An analysis of the IUU fishing policies and regulatory regimes of other countries in order to develop policy and regulatory alternatives for United States consideration..