Crimes at sea: when we frame illegal fishers as human and drug smugglers, everyone loses
- Written by Britta Denise Hardesty, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, CSIRO
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing costs economies up to US$50 billion globally each year, and makes up to one-fifth of the global catch. It’s a huge problem not only for the 59.5 million people who depend on fisheries for their livelihoods, but also for the environment.
Many philanthropic and environmental organisations think of...
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