Conspiring to Violate Fishing Regulation: The Case of Saiko Fishing in Ghana (Fishermen) Conspiring to Violate Fishing Regulation: The Case of Saiko Fishing in Ghana (Fishermen) 2022-114-2-1 MS-530 https://doi.org/10.5878/p3v5-1c13 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Conspiring to Violate Fishing Regulation: The Case of Saiko Fishing in Ghana (Fishermen) Conspiring to Violate Fishing Regulation: The Case of Saiko Fishing in Ghana (Fishermen) 2022-114-2-1 MS-530 https://doi.org/10.5878/p3v5-1c13 Akpalu, Wisdom Akpalu, Wisdom MS-530 MS-530 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Environment for Development Environment for Development (EfD) is a global network of environmental economics research centers solving the world’s most pressing environmental and development challenges. We contribute to effective management of the environment in the Global South through policy-relevant research, capacity development and policy engagement. Environment for Development (EfD) är ett globalt nätverk av forskningscentra inom miljöekonomi som arbetar med att lösa världens mest angelägna miljö- och utvecklingsutmaningar. Vi bidrar till en effektiv förvaltning av miljön i det globala syd genom policyrelevant forskning, kapacitetsutveckling och policyengagemang. Landing page CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY EGENDOMSBROTT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURRESURSER FISHING RIGHTS FISKERÄTT ECONOMICS EKONOMI NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATUR OCH MILJÖ Energy and natural resources Energi och naturresurser 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 in incomes over a narrow range of income are less likely to participate, have lower household spending but are more food secure. Thus, providing adequate and timely information on the state of the fish stocks to fish traders and embarking to social protection programs aimed at improving their food security status may reduce the participation in the saiko trade. 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 in incomes over a narrow range of income are less likely to participate, have lower household spending but are more food secure. Thus, providing adequate and timely information on the state of the fish stocks to fish traders and embarking to social protection programs aimed at improving their food security status may reduce the participation in the saiko trade. 2020-06-01 2020-10-16 Ghana Ghana Geographic unitGeographic unit Geografisk enhetGeografisk enhet HouseholdHousehold HushållHushåll IndividualIndividual IndividIndivid Fishers and fish retailers from the Western and Central Regions of Ghana Fishers and fish retailers from the Western and Central Regions of Ghana Numeric Text Cross-sectionCross-section TvärsnittTvärsnitt Non-probability: PurposiveNon-probability: Purposive Icke-sannolikhetsurval: syftesurvalIcke-sannolikhetsurval: syftesurval Probability: Cluster: Stratified randomProbability: Cluster: Stratified random Sannolikhetsurval: klusterurval: stratifierat slumpmässigt urvalSannolikhetsurval: klusterurval: stratifierat slumpmässigt urval Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) Personlig intervju: CAPI/CAMIPersonlig intervju: CAPI/CAMI Access to data through SND. 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