(Global Crime and Justice)
by Gohar A. Petrossian (Author)
This book examines the global,
local, and specific environmental factors that facilitate illegal
fishing and proposes effective ways to reduce the opportunities and
incentives that threaten the existence of the world's fish.
Humans
are deeply dependent on fishing―globally, fish comprise 15 percent of
the protein intake for approximately 3 billion people, and 8 percent of
the global population depends on the fishing industry as their
livelihood. The global fishing industry is plagued by illegal fishing,
however, and many highly commercial species, such as cod, tuna, orange
roughy, and swordfish, are extremely vulnerable.
Through criminological analysis, The Last Fish Swimming
emphasizes the importance of looking at specific environmental factors
that make illegal fishing possible. It examines such factors as
proximity to known ports where illegally caught fish can be landed
without inspection (i.e., ports of convenience), fisheries monitoring,
control and surveillance efforts, formal surveillance, and resource
attractiveness in 53 countries that altogether represent 96 percent of
the world's fish catch. The book calls upon the global community to
address the illegal depletion of the world's fish stock and other
similar threats to the world's food supply and natural environment in
order to ensure the sustainability of the planet's fish and continuation
of the legal fishing industry for generations to come.
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Provides a criminological analysis of illegal fishing through the
application of two important environmental criminology perspectives
(rational choice and situational crime prevention)
• Highlights
the countries most at risk, i.e. hot spots of illegal fishing, and the
ports most frequently used to land illegally caught fish
• Discusses environmental factors that increase or reduce the risk of illegal fishing
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Includes summary tables on the most vulnerable species and on global,
regional, and local factors contributing to illegal fishing
• Provides a toolbox of empirically founded policy recommendations on how illegal fishing can be stopped
