Illicit trade in marine fish catch and its effects on ecosystems and people worldwide

Author Information

U. R. Sumaila, Global Fisheries Cluster, Institute forthe Oceans and Fisheries & School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British ColumbiaFollow
D. Zeller, Sea Around Us—Indian Ocean,School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia
L. Hood, Sea Around Us—Indian Ocean,School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia
M. L. D. Palomares, Global Fisheries Cluster,Sea Around Us, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Y. Li, Fisheries Department,Ocean University of China
D. Pauly, Global Fisheries Cluster, Sea Around Us, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia

Date of Publication

1-1-2020 12:00 AM

Publication Date

Febraury 26, 2020

Security Theme

IUU Fishing

Keywords

IUU Fishing, srhreports, iuufishing, Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU), marine fish catch, illicit trade, annual economic impact

Description

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is widespread; it is therefore likely that illicit trade in marine fish catch is also common worldwide. This study combines ecological-economic databases to estimate the magnitude of illicit trade in marine fish catch and its impacts on people.