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The fisheries of Africa: Exploitation, policy, and maritime security trends

Belhabib et al.
2019

This paper summarizes the key points in the evolution of African fisheries in terms of exploitation, policy, and maritime security trends, and addresses how access to fishing by the small-scale sector is increasingly hindered by the increasing power and scope of an industrial fleet often involved in IUU fishing.

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Topic:
  • Counter-IUU Fishing
  • Fisheries Management
  • Human & Labor Rights
  • Regulation Compliance
  • Small-scale Fisheries
  • Wild-capture
Region:
  • Eastern Africa
  • Middle Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Western Africa
Tags:
Security, Piracy, Human Smuggling, Climate Change, Coastal Communities, Subsistence, Livelihoods, Overexploitation

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