When fisheries managers cannot see who is fishing or where fishing occurs, their scope for
management interventions is limited. This lack of transparency in spatial fishing activity is …

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing incurs an annual cost of up to US $25
billion in economic losses, results in substantial losses of aquatic life, and has been linked to …

Oceans play critical roles in the lives, economies, cultures, and nutrition of people globally,
yet face increasing pressures from human activities that put those benefits at risk. To …

While most research has focused on the legality of global industrial fishing, unregulated
fishing has largely escaped scrutiny. Here, we evaluate the unregulated nature of global …

Ensuring the long-term sustainability of tuna, billfish, and other transboundary fisheries
resources begins with data on the status of stocks, as well as information concerning who …

Understanding and quantifying ES flows is essential for the sustainable management of
social-ecological systems, as it directly captures the human-nature interactions within the …

Coastal zones, despite their contribution to global economies, continue to suffer the negative
impacts of climate variability, which limit the livelihoods of people, particularly small-scale …

Globally, fisheries continue to face a range of pressures that can be addressed by more
effective national, regional, and international fisheries governance. Increasing the …

A central barrier to effective governance and accountability in fisheries is the limited
transparency of corporate ownership. Transshipment—the transfer of catches, fuel, parts, or …

Fisheries science aims to understand and manage marine natural resources. It relies on
resource-intensive sampling and data analysis. Within this context, the emergence of …