We uncover a hidden illegal fishing practice: the use of fishing nets with illegally small mesh size. The small mesh prevents nearly all fish of saleable size from escaping the net, but also traps a large number of fish which are too small to be sold on the market and are therefore discarded at...

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) crimes had long been occurring both in Indonesian and other states. IUUF is the main cause of over- exploitation in several waters, both waters under national jurisdiction and high seas. IUUF is an extraordinary crime because it involves many...