The Jakarta Globe reported on a UBC study that found 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.
The study identified the insurers of 48 percent of the illegal vessels and 58 percent of the legal vessels, and found that it was often the same companies that gave insurance to illegal and legal fishing vessels.
