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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Boerder K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059759 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20180725 7
A major challenge in global fisheries is posed by transshipment of catch at sea from fishing vessels to refrigerated cargo vessels, which can obscure the origin of the catch and mask illicit practices. Transshipment remains poorly quantified at a global scale, as much of it is thought to occur outside of national waters. We used Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel tracking data to quantify spatial patterns of transshipment for major fisheries and gear types. From 2012 to 2017, we observ ...[more]