Conspiring to Violate Fishing Regulation: The Case of Saiko Fishing in Ghana (Fishermen)
SND-ID: 2022-114-2. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/p3v5-1c13
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Wisdom Akpalu
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), School of Research and Graduate Studies
Research principal
University of Gothenburg
- Environment for Development, School of Business, Economics and Law
Principal's reference number
MS-530
Description
Socio-economic studies on fisheries crime in developing countries have focused on resource extractors (fishermen), and neglected fishmongers (typically women) who are passive participants in the illegal fishing activities. Although they do not face the same level of risk and severity of punishment as their male counterparts owing to socio-cultural norms that do not allow women to directly engage in fishing but indirectly support fishing through say provision of finance, social, economic, and psychological factors may determine their decision to support illegality by trading in the illegal catch, and the effect of participation on household welfare. By employing an endogenous treatment effect model, the study investigates the decision to participate in trading in fish caught illegally (i.e., saiko) in Ghana, and the impact of participation on food security and household expenditure. We found that peer pressure and the misperception of catch trends increased the likely of participation, and participants spend less but are more food secured. In addition, fishmongers who are sensitive to changes i
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Yes
Sensitive personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
Indirect identifiers
Code key exists
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Language
Unit of analysis
Population
Fishers and fish retailers from the Western and Central Regions of Ghana
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2020-07-01 – 2020-10-16
Variables
332
Number of individuals/objects
411
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Ghana, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Geographic description: Western and Central Regions of Ghana
Lowest geographic unit
Electoral area
Highest geographic unit
Region
Responsible department/unit
Environment for Development, School of Business, Economics and Law
Research area
Energy and natural resources (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Economics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Other social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Gender studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Economics (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Natural environment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
