Systematic Review of At-Sea Fishery Catch Transshipment Literature, 2011-2025

A systematic literature review of 35 peer-reviewed articles published between 2011 and 2025 on at-sea transshipment of fishery catches. The review was conducted by Mohammed Mustafa Yaseen Al-Asbahi and analyzes research across five thematic categories: monitoring and technology, policy and governance, geopolitical and international relations, economic and social aspects, and environmental sustainability. The dataset is a 685.7 KB document summarizing the methodology, results, and discussion from the review.

Use Cases

• Identify research gaps in transshipment monitoring based on the five thematic categories analyzed in the review.
• Analyze trends in detection methodologies based on the review's finding that machine learning and satellite-based AIS tracking are common tools.
• Assess regional governance frameworks based on the review's comparative analysis of 17 regional fisheries management organizations.
• Study the link between transshipment and illegal activities based on the review's discussion of IUU fishing, catch laundering, and labor abuses.

Strengths

• The review is based on a systematic search of multiple databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Springer Nature) returning 2,826 initial records.
• Articles were coded across five specific thematic categories, providing a structured analysis framework.
• Includes concrete figures such as the estimated annual IUU losses linked to transshipment (USD 10-23.5 billion).

Limitations

• The dataset is a summary document (685.7 KB); the underlying literature corpus is not included, limiting direct data analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The review notes that only 50%–70% of transshipment events are captured by current detection tools due to AIS disabling and dark-vessel activity.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Mohammed Mustafa Yaseen Al-Asbahi.

Collection Method

Systematic literature review of 35 peer-reviewed articles.

Time Range

Articles published between 2011 and 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 22:02:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Activities concentrate in the Northwest Pacific, West Africa, and the Indian Ocean.