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Adapting to Regional Enforcement: Fishing Down the Governance Index
Author(s): Österblom H, Sumaila UR, Bodin Ö, Hentati Sundberg J.
In: PLoS ONE 5(9): e12832.
Year: 2010
Type: Journal / article
Link to centre authors: Örjan Bodin, Henrik Österblom.
Full reference: Österblom H, Sumaila UR, Bodin Ö, Hentati Sundberg J, Press AJ, 2010 Adapting to Regional Enforcement: Fishing Down the Governance Index. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12832. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012832
Publication review
This is the first study of long-term change in the modus operandi of IUU fishing operators, illustrating that IUU operators can adapt to enforcement actions and that such dynamics may lead to new problems elsewhere, where countries have a limited capacity.

This outsourcing of problems may have similarities to natural resource extraction in other sectors and in other regions. IUU fishing is the result of a number of factors, and effectively addressing this major challenge to sustainable marine resource extraction will likely require a stronger focus on governance.

Highly mobile resource extractors with substantial funds are able to adapt to changing regulations by exploiting countries and regions with limited capacity.
2010-09-24 | Sturle Hauge Simonsen
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