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Threats of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing to biodiversity and food security in the Republic of the Congo by Philip D. Doherty; Benoit C. Atsango; Gaston Ngassiki; Appolinaire Ngouembe; Nathalie Bréheret; Eva Chauvet; Brendan J. Godley; Lucie Machin; Baudelaire Dissondet Moundzoho; Richard J. Parnell; Kristian Metcalfe is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract Illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing poses a major threat to effective management of marine resources, affecting biodiversity and communities dependent on these coastal resources. Spatiotemporal patterns of industrial fisheries in developing countries are often poorly understood, and global efforts to describe spatial patterns of fishing vessel activity are currently based on automatic identification system (AIS) data. However, AIS is often not a legal requirement on fishing vessels, likely resulting in underestimates of the scale and distribution of legal and illegal fishing activity, which could have significant ramifications for targeted enforcement efforts and the management of fisheries resources. To help address this knowledge gap, we analyzed 3 years of vessel monitoring system (VMS) data in partnership with the national fisheries department in the Republic of the Congo to describe the behavior of national and distant‐water industrial fleets operating in these waters. We found that the spatial footprint of the industrial fisheries fleet encompassed over one‐quarter of the Exclusive Economic Zone. On average, 73% of fishing activity took place on the
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- Author
- Philip D. Doherty; Benoit C. Atsango; Gaston Ngassiki; Appolinaire Ngouembe; Nathalie Bréheret; Eva Chauvet; Brendan J. Godley; Lucie Machin; Baudelaire Dissondet Moundzoho; Richard J. Parnell; Kristian Metcalfe
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)