Beseng, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-3068 (2021) The nature and scope of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and fisheries crime in Cameroon: implications for maritime security. African Security, 14 (3). pp. 262-285. ISSN 1939-2206
Abstract
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and fisheries crime undermine maritime security especially for vulnerable coastal nations in Africa. This is particularly problematic for Cameroon where millions of people directly depend on fisheries for their livelihoods. Drawing on primary and secondary data, this article reveals the extent of IUU fishing and fisheries crime practices, noting that their operational synergies are a threat to Cameroon’s blue economy development, marine safety, ocean health and human resilience, and by extension national security. Efforts toward combatting IUU fishing and fisheries crime must recognize their synergistic relationship and ensure cooperation with sub-national non-state actors.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | IUU fishing; fisheries crime; blue economy; coastal welfare; national security |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2021 11:56 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2022 16:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/19392206.2021.1982241 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178981 |