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Global fishing between jurisdictions with unequal fisheries management
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 15:10 authored by Klein, CJ, Kuempel, CD, Reginald WatsonReginald Watson, Teneva, L, Coll, M, Mora, CThe demand for seafood is increasing globally and is being met, in some cases, by unsustainable fishing practices. When a country fishes outside of its jurisdiction, any negative social and environmental impacts associated with fishing are displaced to the fished location and may not be compensated. This is particularly problematic when a country fishes in jurisdictions with poorer, less-effective, fisheries management than itself (henceforth 'unequal displacement'). Using two different indices for national fisheries management effectiveness, we calculated unequal displacement of wild-capture seafood globally. We found that up to 23% (19.8 Mt) of seafood was unequally displaced annually between 1976-2015, most of which was caught in the high seas. During the period that the management effectiveness data is most accurate (2007-2011), almost all 172 countries unequally displace seafood (n=123), but a few are responsible for the majority (China, India, Japan, Norway, Russia, Republic of Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand). Achieving both sustainable food provision and ocean health requires improving international fishing and trade policies targeted at these countries to encourage the reduction of unequal seafood displacement.
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Publication title
Environmental Research LettersVolume
17Issue
11Article number
114004Number
114004Pagination
1-9ISSN
1748-9326Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.Place of publication
United KingdomRights statement
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