Advocates, practitioners and policy‐makers continue to use and advocate for marine
protected areas (MPAs) to meet global ocean protection targets. Yet many of the worlds …

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities are amongst the most serious and
persisting global concerns that negatively impact the environment, economy, and …

Fisheries bycatch is considered the largest threat to sea turtle populations globally.
However, it has been challenging to assess the impact of bycatch on sea turtles in some …

Life in the Pacific is characterised by interconnected, fast and slow socio-ecological change.
These changes inevitably involve navigating questions of justice, as they shift who benefits …

Fishers' perceptions on the state of fisheries and the applicable fisheries management
system in Lake Victoria (LV), Uganda, were assessed. Fisheries management in the lake is …

Compliance is critical for effective conservation, and non-compliance regularly negates the
desired outcomes of the world's marine protected areas. To increase compliance …

Links between corruption and illegal practices within fisheries are recognised in existing
literature but little reference has been made to how these interconnected practices affect the …

Sustainable management of fisheries has proven to be a daunting exercise for Lake Victoria.
Exploitation patterns in the fishery are driven by fishers who adopt different strategies as a …

Achieving fisheries compliance is challenging in contexts where enforcement capacity is
limited and the incentives for rule-breaking are strong. This challenge is exemplified in …

Hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) have become an essential factor behind the well-being of the
fishing community, giving fishers their identity as a source of cultural heritage. A field survey …