Detecting communities at high-risk of IUU fishing: networks of shadow encounters in Area 81 of the Western Central Pacific

IntroductionIllegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious environmental crime with severe economic, social, and security implications. Efforts to monitor IUU fishing could be enhanced by using patterns of at-sea transshipment of fish to detect illicit subgroups.MethodsUsing data fr...

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Main Authors: Gisela Bichler, Gohar A. Petrossian, Kierston Viramontes, Nerea Marteache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1355481/full