Acronym JustFish
Category
Fisheries
Title JustFish: Understanding and Preventing Fisheries Crime in Norway Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Ingrid Kvalvik Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) ,
NA - University of Manchester (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2021 End year 2024 Funding (€) € 1,051,500 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/319473?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=240&Prosjektleder=Kjetil+N%C3%B8rv%C3%A5g&source=FORISS&projectId=303448 Summary Fisheries crime is a global challenge to the sustainability of the marine resources. Despite Norway’s internationally recognized fisheries management regime, violations still occur, e.g. unreported fishing and trading of illegal fish. However, the knowledge on the scope and characteristics of the problem, as well as the different reasons behind non-compliance, is partial and incomplete. JustFish aims to reduce this knowledge gap and discuss methods and technologies for improving the Norwegian fisheries resource control and reduce the extent of illegal activities. By examining the drivers behind illegal acts related to harvest and trade, and how regulatory institutions and technologies render illegal activities possible, we will identify regulatory shortcomings. This insight will be directly applicable to the Norwegian authorities when developing new technologies and methods for reducing illegal fishing activities. The knowledge about risks and potential preventive measures in a well-regulated fishery as in Norway will also be highly relevant for other countries facing similar challenges. JustFish will apply an interdisciplinary approach, combining policy and legal analysis with criminology. This novel approach to analysing drivers for and preventive measures against illegalities will advance the understanding of the problem. To ensure relevance, industry organizations are partners, and the reference group consists of government agencies and industry associations. A PhD position will strengthen recruitment and develop needed research competence in this field. Thus, JustFish establishes new research networks at national and international level, between different scholarly disciplines and between researchers and industry actors. JustFish presents a novel possibility for theory generation, enhancing social scientific analytical approaches, and informing preventive strategies and future policy on fisheries crime at a national and international level.
Keywords
Fishery policy;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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