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ExpectMore.govExpectMore.gov home pageEXPECT FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO PERFORM WELL, AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.
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Coast Guard Fisheries Enforcement

This program enforces fisheries laws. The Coast Guard patrols and monitors fisheries to ensure compliance with laws that prevent overfishing and to protect U.S. fisheries from exploitation by non-US fisherman.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Moderately Effective

In general, a program rated Moderately Effective has set ambitious goals and is well-managed. Moderately Effective programs likely need to improve their efficiency or address other problems in the programs' design or management in order to achieve better results.
  • The Coast Guard's Fisheries Enforcement program is well managed overall, but shows some deficiencies in strategic planning and performance measurement.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Planning for and scheduling regular independent evaluations of the Fisheries Enforcement program.

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