Ebook: Fishers and plunderers: theft, slavery and violence at sea

Illuminates fishers' working lives at sea and odious conditions of employment, venturing beyond fishing into criminal activity and piracy.;Fish, gear and boats -- The risks of working at sea -- Nation states' rights to fish -- Employment and poverty in fishing communities -- Destruction and theft of fish stocks -- Laundering and marketing stolen fish -- Arrests of fishers -- Getting a crew by dubious contracting and slave trafficking -- Abuses and slavery at sea -- Escape from hell -- Fishing vessels and the drugs trade -- Piracy and armed robbery.