{"id":1965,"date":"2024-01-14T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T09:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fishsafety.org\/?page_id=1965"},"modified":"2024-03-06T19:34:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:34:01","slug":"the-human-cost-of-fishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fishsafety.org\/projects\/the-human-cost-of-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Human Cost of Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nMore than 100,000 Lives are Lost Annually in Global Fishing\n<\/h1>
\n\u201cTriggering Death - Quantifying The True Human Cost of Global Fishing\u201d - November 2022 \n<\/div>
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\n\"More Than 100,000 People Die Annually Across Global Fishing Sector, New Research Shows\u201d\n<\/h2>
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\n\u201cThe human cost of fishing is higher than you think\u201d\n<\/h2>
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\nMarine Policy Paper - Volume 148 - March 2023\n<\/div>

\nThe human cost of global fishing \n<\/h2>\n
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\n\n\n \"Illegal fishing, climate change, weak governance, poverty and reduced fish stocks<\/span>\n\n contribute to high death rates in one of world\u2019s most dangerous professions\"<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/h2>

\nEach fishing community faces its own unique challenges based on the individual and synergistic impacts of these drivers on their sector.\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/section>
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\nCase Studies from around the globe\n<\/h2>
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Driven by poverty, thousands of fishers work within the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, despite ever increasing levels of attacks from both animals and other people. Illegal fishing, bonded labour, and corruption are widespread within the area.<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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Lobster fishing is a big business. It dominates the fishing industry in Honduras, which exports more than 1,000,000 kg of lobster to the United States each year. Honduras is also one of the poorest countries in Latin America, with more than 60% of the population living in poverty. Given the importance of lobster to the economy, and the poverty of many workers and families, fishers are vulnerable to exploitation. <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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In recent years, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, and Fiji have all had crews killed, arrested, or reported missing over illegal activities, such as poaching or encroachment on another country\u2019s territorial waters. As these vessels go farther afield, the nature of their activity means that associated deaths are often unreported or unattributed.<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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In the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, illegal fishing may make up as much as half of that country\u2019s total catch due to IUU activity by both the artisanal and industrial sectors. Only one in five artisanal fishing canoes are registered with government authorities, leading to vast amounts of unreported activities in this fleet. <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>
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