[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]Outside maritime circles, the loathed Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated (IUU) fishing is least understood and its effects less reported, analysed or interpreted in nations that bear the brunt of the multi-trillion-shilling loss caused by the trade. The Indian Ocean is the second-most productive ocean for fisheries, supporting the second-largest tuna fishery in the world. These findings can indicate a need to either change how policies are enforced due to persisting discrepancies or to sanction the operators involved in IUU fishing, if confirmed. Identifying key DWFNs and their potential IUU fishing impacts within a region could reveal policy. For now IUU, it appears, will still thrive beyond the ocean horizon, as a known problem with no known solutions.
