Navy, Coast Guard partnership takes on illegal fishing, climate change and China




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: The Navy is constantly at sea, but how much is it thinking about the neighboring fish? The Coast Guard and Navy are teaming up to combat illegal fishing. The issue fits in with great power competition and climate change issues, especially as China pushes its own fishing vessels into gray zones in the ocean. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with Ocean Power Technologies CEO George Kirby and a member of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Sea Land Air Military Research Initiative, Ray Buettner. Hear more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices