Mirage of Pirates: State-Corporate Crime in West Africa&apos;s Fisheries

Standing, André

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Author(s): André Standing ¹

Publication date (Print, pub): 1 October 2015

Journal: State Crime Journal

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Keywords: fisheries, state-corporate crime, corruption

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Publication date (Print, pub): 1 October 2015

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Pages: 175-197

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Pirogues are locally made canoes, from which fishers use a combination of nets or hand-lines.
Personal communication, Dakar, August 2011.
This was explained to the author by an employee of an EU-funded fisheries programme in Dakar, August 2011.
Personal communication, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bissau, June 2011.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) published a press release describing this in 2009 titled “Is Europe Really Giving Senegal a Raw Deal?” Available online at http://transparentsea.co/images/b/bc/Ec.europa.eu_fisheries_cfp_international_agreements_senegal_senegal_0808_en.pdf.
Personal communication, CONIPAS, Dakar, July 2011.
See “Russia Estimates Amounts of Fish in Senegalese Waters” Voice of Russia , 29 December 2012. Available online at http://transparentsea.co/images/7/75/Russia_estimates_amounts_of_fish_in_Senegalese_waters.pdf.
Russia accuses Senegal of “piracy”, Al Jezzeera , 10 January 2014.
Personal communication, Greenpeace, Dakar, January 2014.
The author is aware of several examples, but the problem is poorly written up in the literature.
On the purchase of the patrol boats, see statement on the Republic of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture's website: “President Commissions New Patrol Boats for Fisheries”, 1 March 2012.
Mozambique attempts to placate donors about $850 million bond, Mail and Guardian Newspaper , 14 November 2013.
The Economist , “Investing in Frontier Markets: A Fishy Tail”, 23 November 2013.

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[1] Pirogues are locally made canoes, from which fishers use a combination of nets or hand-lines.

[2] Personal communication, Dakar, August 2011.

[3] This was explained to the author by an employee of an EU-funded fisheries programme in Dakar, August 2011.

[4] Personal communication, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bissau, June 2011.

[5] The European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) published a press release describing this in 2009 titled “Is Europe Really Giving Senegal a Raw Deal?” Available online at http://transparentsea.co/images/b/bc/Ec.europa.eu_fisheries_cfp_international_agreements_senegal_senegal_0808_en.pdf.

[6] Personal communication, CONIPAS, Dakar, July 2011.

[7] See “Russia Estimates Amounts of Fish in Senegalese Waters” Voice of Russia , 29 December 2012. Available online at http://transparentsea.co/images/7/75/Russia_estimates_amounts_of_fish_in_Senegalese_waters.pdf.

[8] Russia accuses Senegal of “piracy”, Al Jezzeera , 10 January 2014.

[9] Personal communication, Greenpeace, Dakar, January 2014.

[10] The author is aware of several examples, but the problem is poorly written up in the literature.

[11] On the purchase of the patrol boats, see statement on the Republic of Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture's website: “President Commissions New Patrol Boats for Fisheries”, 1 March 2012.

[12] Mozambique attempts to placate donors about $850 million bond, Mail and Guardian Newspaper , 14 November 2013.

[13] The Economist , “Investing in Frontier Markets: A Fishy Tail”, 23 November 2013.