A case study explores shifting factors behind Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean region during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis by Tom Bech Letessier of the Human Dimensions of IUU Fishing combines desk-based review of policy changes, enforcement measures, market disruptions, and environmental conditions. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze correlations between pandemic-era market disruptions and reported IUU fishing incidents.
- Model the influence of policy changes and enforcement measures on fishing behavior across different regions.
- Compare pre-pandemic and pandemic environmental conditions as drivers for illegal fishing activity.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific, high-impact period with the COVID-19 pandemic as a temporal boundary.
- Examines multiple driver categories including social, economic, and environmental factors.
Limitations
- Sample size and specific row count are unknown, limiting statistical assessment.
- Geographic scope is primarily a Sri Lanka case study, with limited coverage of the wider Indian Ocean.
Provenance
- Source
- Human Dimensions of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing.
- Collection Method
- Desk-based analysis of policy documents, enforcement reports, market data, and environmental records.
- Time Range
- Pandemic period compared to pre-pandemic conditions.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Sri Lanka case study, with wider context from India and Chagos in the Indian Ocean.