China’s distantwater fishing fleet -Scale, impact and governance
Date of Publication
1-1-2020 12:00 AM
Publication Date
June 1, 2020
Security Theme
IUU Fishing
Keywords
IUU Fishing, srhreports, iuufishing, country-china, distant-water fishing (DWF), low-income countries, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, China’s DWF fleet, vessel ownership, Krakken database, automatic identification system (AIS) data, geographic information systems (GISs)
Description
Much of distant-water fishing (DWF) takes place in the territorial waters of low-income countries. As well as competing against the interests of local people, DWF in low-income countries is often associated with unsustainable levels of extraction, and with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. China’s DWF fleet is the largest in the world, and so is thought to have significant effects on the environment and socioeconomic impacts in developing countries. Researchers investigated the size and operations of China’s DWF fleet using big data analytic techniques, ensemble algorithms and geographic information systems (GISs).
Report Location
China’s distantwater fishing fleet -Scale, impact and governance
Much of distant-water fishing (DWF) takes place in the territorial waters of low-income countries. As well as competing against the interests of local people, DWF in low-income countries is often associated with unsustainable levels of extraction, and with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. China’s DWF fleet is the largest in the world, and so is thought to have significant effects on the environment and socioeconomic impacts in developing countries. Researchers investigated the size and operations of China’s DWF fleet using big data analytic techniques, ensemble algorithms and geographic information systems (GISs).
