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The decision to engage in illegal fishing
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The decision to engage in illegal fishing
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an examination of situational factors in 54 countries
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Petrossian
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Gohar A.
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1977-
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Gohar Petrossian
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Clarke
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Ronald V
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Samuels
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Norman
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Norman Samuels
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Miller
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Joel
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Joel Miller
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Maxfield
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Michael G
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Michael G Maxfield
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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theses
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2012
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2012-10
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eng
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The rising global demand and the increasing value of fish and fish products have made international illegal fishing a lucrative business. Despite the regulatory measures undertaken internationally, regionally and locally, the problem persists and has significantly impacted fish stocks and the global ecosystem. Nearly 80% of global fish stocks are fully exploited, overexploited or depleted, and illegal fishing is one of the major contributing factors to this problem. Should current rates of depletion continue, most global fish stocks will have collapsed by 2048. Coastal countries bear the direct consequences of illegal fishing, as 90% of these activities occur within their territorial waters. Poor coastal countries are particularly affected, since these countries have the richest marine resources that are exploited both internally and externally. The factors contributing to this problem have been studied before, but few studies have examined the problem globally. These studies have focused on such macro-level factors as a country’s GDP, governance effectiveness, level of corruption and lack of accountability, political stability, and the degree to which it is able to manage its resources. No study to date has examined globally the situational factors influencing the decision to engage in international illegal fishing. This research, therefore, analyzes situational factors by using data on 54 countries. Based on the framework of rational choice and situational crime prevention theories, such predictors as resource attractiveness, access to an easy escape route, formal and informal surveillance, and fisheries management efforts, are explored as significant factors affecting the decision to engage in illegal fishing. Findings confirm all propositions except that examining the effect of informal surveillance. Spatial analyses substantiate these findings and provide further detail about the regional impact of each predictor variable, as well as examine other global patterns.
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Criminal Justice
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Petrossian, Gohar A. Graduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations-Embargo
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xiv, 228 p. : ill., maps
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Gohar A. Petrossian
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Fishery closures
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Fish trade
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Wildlife crimes
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2012-06-01 10:04:35
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after August 31, 2016.
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