Estimating illegal fishing from enforcement officers

Author Information

C. Josh Donlan, Advanced Conservation Strategies,Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell UniversityFollow
Chris Wilcox, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Gloria M. Luque, Advanced Conservation Strategies
Stefan Gelcich, Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES) & Center for the Study of Multiple-Drivers on Marine Socio-Ecological Systems (MUSELS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileFollow

Date of Publication

1-1-2020 12:00 AM

Publication Date

July 27, 2020

Security Theme

IUU Fishing

Keywords

IUU Fishing, srhreports, iuufishing, country-chile clandestine, Chile, fisheries officers, stakeholders, sectors, infrastructure, effective enforcement, IUU fishing, monitoring

Description

While illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a premier issue facing ocean sustainability, characterizing it is challenging due to its clandestine nature. Using Chile as an example, researchers present a structured process leveraging existing capacity, fisheries officers, that provides a monitoring tool to produce transparent and stand-alone estimates on the level, structure, and characteristics of illegal fishing.