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Informationen zum Autor Professor Alastair Couper is former Head of the Department of Maritime Studies and International Transport at the University of Cardiff, Wales, UK, and former Director of the Seafarers International Research Centre in that Department, a world-leading maritime studies centre. His books include Voyages of Abuse (Pluto, 1999) and Fishers and Plunderers (Pluto, 2015). He is on the Board of Seafarers' Rights International. Hance D. Smith specialises in Marine Geography and Marine Policy including the development and management of marine fisheries. He is the co-author of Fishers and Plunderers (Pluto, 2015). Father Bruno Ciceri is representative of the Apostleship of the Sea International (Vatican City), Chairman of the International Christian Maritime Association, and is a member of the Board of Seafarers' Rights International. He has worked for many years caring for seafarers and fishers in several countries of Asia. He has published on sea fishers' conditions and human rights. He is the co-author of Fishers and Plunderers (Pluto, 2015). Klappentext "Fishers and Plunderers explores the hidden world of exploitation within the global fishing industry. The seas are vastly over-fished, wiith too many vessels and shortages of fish, while profit-driven companies drive down wages, to the extent that young men are trafficked from poor areas onto vessels in virtual slavery. The resultant poverty and debt bonding pushes many towards trafficking drugs and piracy - although the criminality linked to the industry extends far beyond the level of the individual, vessel or fleet. The book provides evidence of these crimes and injustices, and the authors argue for regulations which could protect the rights and livelihoods of fishers across the world."-- Page 4 of Cover Zusammenfassung Illuminates fishers' working lives at sea and odious conditions of employment! venturing beyond fishing into criminal activity and piracy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction PART I: THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND THE RACE TO FISH 2 Fish! gear and boats 3 The risks of working at sea 4 Nation states' rights to fish 5 Employment and poverty in fishing communities 6 Destruction and theft of fish stocks 7 Laundering and marketing stolen fish PART II: THE PLIGHT OF THE FISHERS 8 Arrests of fishers 9 Getting a crew by contracting and trafficking 10 Abuses and slavery at sea 11 Escape from hell 12 Fishing vessels and the drugs trades 13 Piracy and armed robbery 14 Conclusion Notes Index ...
