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Whitley Saumweber: Finding Nemo’s Future: Conflicts over Ocean Resources

The issue of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is central to questions of national wealth, sovereignty, and market stability in the U.S. and our global partners. Adequate solutions to the escalating IUU problem will require interagency and international cooperation on this bipartisan topic.

Transcript by Whitley Saumweber — June 12, 2025

Covid-19 at Sea: Impacts on the Blue Economy, Ocean Health, and Ocean Security

Ships move 90 percent of cargo. Fisheries employ 50 million people and feed over 1 billion. CSIS experts on ocean security and human rights explore how Covid-19 will shape the way the ocean connects and feeds the world—and affect the lives of the people who depend on it.

Commentary by Whitley Saumweber, Amy K. Lehr, Ty Loft, and Sabrina Kim — April 10, 2020

UN Report Paints a Bleak Outlook for the World’s Oceans and Coastal Areas

CSIS’s Whitley Saumweber and Sarah Ladislaw argue that the new UN special report puts the threat of climate change to the ocean and ourselves in stark relief and makes clear that a lack of action will have dire consequences.

Critical Questions by Whitley Saumweber and Sarah Ladislaw — September 27, 2019

Fishing in the National Defense Authorization: Unpacking Maritime SAFE Act

The Maritime SAFE Act, included in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, is designed to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing worldwide. CSIS’s Whitley Saumweber breaks down its implications for security, human rights, and broader oceans policy.

Critical Questions by Whitley Saumweber — August 14, 2019