Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

The Moore Center for Science at Conservation International is one of the world’s premier conservation research institutes, producing and applying groundbreaking and policy-relevant research to help decision-makers protect nature. To date, Conservation International has published more than 1,100 peer-reviewed articles, many in leading journals including Science, Nature and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

On average, each of our scientific papers is cited more than 45 times by other scholars — a rate exceeding that of any other U.S. conservation organization as well as leading universities.

Here is an archive of our most recent research.

Untangling Jurisdictional Complexities for Crew Labour Regulations on Fishing Vessels in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Bianca Haas, Seoyeon Oh, Kathryn Dalton, Shui-Kai Chang, Juno Fitzpatrick, Kengo Minami, Hiroaki Matsui, Guifang (Julia) Xue, Ji-Eun An, Kamal Azmi, Ruth Davis, Han-Yu Lin, Myung-Hwa Jung, Quentin Hanich

International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law, 1-20

March 29, 2023

The transnational nature of seafood supply chains, including different jurisdictions with varying degrees of responsibility and opportunity, creates a high risk for labour abuse. The ratification of the International Labour Organization’s Work in Fishing Convention, C188, has been low, making the enforcement of national labour regulations very important. This article summarises national labour regulations of key flag States that fish in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean and compare these regulations to C188. The findings highlight the gaps between national regulations and international labour standards. Although the primary responsibility for crew labour standards lies with the flag State, tools at the coastal, crew, port and market State levels are introduced that could support better protection of fishing crew. While the legal infrastructure to address labour issues on fishing vessels exists in theory, more work is needed to increase the performance, enforcement, monitoring and accountability of the existing regulations.

CITATION

Haas, B., Oh, S., Dalton, K., Chang, S.-K., Fitzpatrick, J., Minami, K., Matsui, H., Xue, G. (Julia), An, J.-E., Azmi, K., Davis, R., Lin, H.-Y., Jung, M.-H., & Hanich, Q. (2023). Untangling Jurisdictional Complexities for Crew Labour Regulations on Fishing Vessels in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10120