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Global scope and economics of illegal fishing

Marine Policy, 2006
We present a conceptual model for the analysis of the costs and benefit aspects of the risk inherent in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) activity. We then develop and present a map of IUU incidences as reported in the Fisheries Centre's Sea Around Us project IUU global database.
U.R. Sumaila, J. Alder, H. Keith
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Illegal fishing on the Galápagos high seas

Science, 2017
The Galapagos Islands and surrounding Galapagos Marine Reserve harbor the largest global shark biomass in the world's oceans ([ 1 ][1]) and unique marine biodiversity ([ 2 ][2]). The loss of high-trophic level fish and marine predators can cause grave trophic cascade effects in the ...
Alava, Juan Jose, Paladines, Fabrizio
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Illegal Fishing

2012
Is illegal fishing an important problem in overfishing? On August 7, 2003, the Australian patrol vessel Southern Supporter spotted a vessel thought to be illegally fishing within the Australian 200-mile economic zone around Heard Island, 2,400 miles southwest of Perth in the...
Ray Hilborn, Ulrike Hilborn
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Illegal fishing and the organized crime analogy

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2011
Sustainable use of ecosystems represents a significant challenge [1]. In the case of fisheries, illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a globally crucial barrier to sustainability [2]. Illegal fishing for some species in the Southern Ocean has been described as a form of well-organized, transnational crime [3,4].
Henrik, Osterblom   +2 more
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A Case of Electrocution During Illegal Fishing Activities

American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology, 2003
The passage of electric current through the human body causes variable harm, ranging from loss of consciousness to death caused by paralysis of the bulbar nerve centers. This report describes a fatal case caused by an illegal fishing practice involving stunning fish with electric shocks produced by an electric generator carried through the water inside
DI NUNNO, Nunzio   +3 more
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Threats from Illegal Fishing

2004
Before I start my presentation on the very important subject of illegal fishing, I do want to congratulate Dr Meryl Williams on her appointment to the Chair of the Board of Management of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and President of its Policy Advisory Council.
MacDonald, Ian, MacDonald, Ian
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Detection of illegal fishing

Geospatial Informatics IX, 2019
Sustainment of fishing stocks can be accomplished by reducing illegal fishing. Enforcement requires timely intelligence. Often the perpetrators escape the enforcement zone to meet up with the fish buyers at sea where they conduct illegal transactions. Transshipments at sea enable criminal endeavors of all kinds.
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What’s in a Name? The Illegality of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 2013
Abstract “Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing” or “IUU fishing” has become a common term in legal discourse, yet its exact meaning remains unclear. Taking the explanation offered in the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing as a starting point, this paper elucidates on the term’
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