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Stimson Center Sally Yozell and Coast Guard Admiral Charles Ray sit down to chat about the security implications associated with illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

In this fourth episode of the Natural Security Podcast, the Stimson Center's Johan Bergenas sits down with Senator Chris Coons of Delaware. Senator Coons discusses his early career in Nairobi, Kenya, and explains his work in Congress to address wildlife trafficking and its national security implications, including his work on the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Trafficking Act, which passed into law last September.

In this third episode of the Natural Security Podcast, the Stimson Center’s Johan Bergenas sits down with Rear Admiral (ret.) Jon White. Admiral White retired in 2015 from active Naval Service, after 32 years as a naval officer and oceanographer, culminating in his final assignment as the Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy. He now heads the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. The two discuss the U.S. Navy’s role in enhancing American maritime domain awareness to combat illegal, unregulated, unreported (IUU) fishing and applying lessons learned to the Arctic Ocean, a new and rapidly expanding theater for U.S. military engagement.

In this second episode of the Natural Security Podcast, the Stimson Center’s Johan Bergenas sits down with U.S. Navy Captain (ret.) Wayne Porter, PhD. As a former Naval Intelligence Officer and a current Senior Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School, Captain Porter brings a unique perspective to the natural security conversation. The two discuss the importance of oceans in international food security and a more systemic approach to securing our seas.

In this first episode of the Natural Security Podcast, the Stimson Center's Johan Bergenas sits down with ADM. James Stavridis (Ret.), formerly Supreme Allied Commander Europe and current Dean of the Fletcher School. The two discussed geostrategic and security implications of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, as well as the Admiral's thoughts on the future of conflict on the high seas.