ABSTRACT

With declining global fish stocks, there is a growing literature on the negative impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. While undoubtedly damaging, there is increasing analysis on the wider impact of IUU fishing, without sufficient evidence to support causal claims. This is particularly evident in the links between IUU fishing and piracy. IUU fishing was blamed for the surge of piracy in the Gulf of Aden in in the late 1990s/ early 2000s and is more recently presented as a driver for piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. In reviewing available evidence, this article finds that while there is a correlation between IUU fishing and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, in that they both occur in the same areas, current evidence does not support a causal link between the two.

摘要

随着全球鱼类资源的减少，关于非法、不报告和不管制（IUU）捕捞的负面影响的文献越来越多。尽管毫无疑问是有害的，但越来越多的人对 IUU 捕捞的更广泛影响进行了分析，但没有足够的证据支持因果关系。这在 IUU 捕鱼与海盗行为之间的联系中尤为明显。IUU 捕鱼被指责为 1990 年代末/2000 年代初亚丁湾海盗活动激增的罪魁祸首，最近被认为是几内亚湾海盗活动的驱动因素。在审查现有证据时，本文发现，虽然 IUU 捕鱼与几内亚湾的海盗活动之间存在相关性，因为它们都发生在同一地区，但目前的证据并不支持两者之间存在因果关系。