Illuminating dark fishing fleets in North Korea
Jaeyoon Park, Jung-Sam Lee, Katherine Seto, Timothy Hochberg, Brian A. Wong, Nathan A. Miller, Kenji Takasaki, Hiroshi Kubota, Yoshioki Oozeki, Sejal Doshi, Maya Midzik, Quentin Hanich, Brian J. Sullivan, Paul Woods, David A. Kroodsma
Abstract
approximating that of Japan and South Korea combined (>164,000 metric tons worth >$440 million). We further find ~3000 small-scale North Korean vessels fished, mostly illegally, in Russian waters. These results can inform independent oversight of transboundary fisheries and foreshadow a new era in satellite monitoring of fisheries.
Topics & Concepts
FishingFisheryBusinessGeographyBiologyMarine and Coastal ResearchKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies