Detection of illegal fishing

Young, Darrell

doi:10.1117/12.2520091

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“…Globally, there is growing recognition of the potential for satellite remote sensing data to expose environmentally damaging and illegal fishing activities, which in turn exacerbate environmental degradation (Al-Abdulrazzak and Pauly 2014; Belhabib et al 2016;Oozeki et al 2018;Kurekin et al 2019;Young 2019). However, to date, this focus has mostly been placed on fishing activities at the marine extraction phase (Belhabib et al 2016;Oozeki et al 2018;Kurekin et al 2019).…”

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Remote sensing of fish-processing in the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, Bangladesh: an insight into the modern slavery-environment nexus in the coastal fringe

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Land-based fish-processing activities in coastal fringe areas and their social-ecological impacts have often been overlooked by marine scientists and antislavery groups. Using remote sensing methods, the location and impacts of fish-processing activities were assessed within a case study of Bangladesh’s Sundarbans mangrove forests. Ten fish-processing camps were identified, with some occurring in locations where human activity is banned. Environmental degradation included the removal of mangroves, erosion, and the destruction of protected areas. Previous studies have identified cases of labour exploitation and modern slavery occurring within the Sundarbans, and remote sensing was used to triangulate these claims by providing spatial and temporal analysis to increase the understanding of the operational trends at these locations. These findings were linked to the cyclical relationship between modern slavery and environmental degradation, whereby environmental damage is both a driver and result of workers subjected to modern slavery. Remote sensing can be used as an additional methodological tool to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provide evidence to support the promotion of the “freedom dividend” which would have far-reaching economic, social, cultural, and environmental benefits. Satellite remote sensing is likely to play an important role going forward for understanding these issues but should be augmented with ground-based data collection methods.

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