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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Tillhörande dokumentation
Citering
Skapare/primärforskare
Wisdom Akpalu
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), School of Research and Graduate Studies
Forskningshuvudman
Göteborgs universitet
- Environment for Development, Handelshögskolan
Diarienummer hos huvudman
MS-530
Beskrivning
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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Ja
Data innehåller känsliga personuppgifter
Ja
Typ av personuppgifter
Indirect identifiers
Kodnyckel existerar
Ja
Språk
Analysenhet
Population
Fishers and fish retailers from the Western and Central Regions of Ghana
Tidsdimension
Urvalsmetod
Tidsperiod(er) som undersökts
2020-07-01 – 2020-10-16
Variabler
332
Antal individer/objekt
411
Geografisk utbredning
Geografisk plats: Ghana, Afrika, Subsahariska Afrika
Geografisk beskrivning: Western and Central Regions of Ghana
Lägsta geografiska enhet
Valdistrikt
Högsta geografiska enhet
Region
Ansvarig institution/enhet
Environment for Development, Handelshögskolan
Forskningsområde
Energi och naturresurser (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Samhällsvetenskap (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Nationalekonomi (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Annan samhällsvetenskap (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Genusstudier (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Ekonomi (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Natur och miljö (CESSDA Topic Classification)
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