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Fishers and plunderers : theft, slavery and violence at sea /

"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 v...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Couper, Alastair
Övriga upphovsmän: Smith, Hance D., Ciceri, Bruno
Materialtyp: Printed Book
Publicerad: London: Pluto Press, 2015.
Ämnen:
Innehållsförteckning:
  • Part I. Fishing industry and the race to fish. Fish, gear and boats
  • The risks of working at sea
  • Nation states' rights to fish
  • Employment and poverty in fishing communities
  • Destruction and theft of fish stocks
  • Laundering and marketing stolen fish
  • Part II. Plight of the fishers. Arrests of fishers
  • Getting a crew by dubious contracting and slave trafficking
  • Abuses and slavery at sea
  • Escape from hell
  • Fishing vessels and the drugs trade
  • Piracy and armed robbery.