World’s first illegal fishing treaty comes into force

Al Jazeera included UBC research for an article about the fight to end illegal fishing.

The UBC study found that many fishing vessels flagged for illegal activity are still able to get insurance.

“Restricting access to insurance could play a major role in ending illegal fishing, and right now, it’s a largely overlooked method,” said lead author Dana Miller, a postdoctoral fellow at the UBC fisheries centre.