Ocean Equity Research

Episode 10 – Human Rights at Sea

Episode 10 - Human Rights at Sea

Experts fighting to ensure better working conditions for crew on board fishing vessels provide insights into human rights at sea.

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Over the last decade human rights violations in the fishing industry have received global attention.  Many of these incidents occur on board fishing vessels, often fishing far off the coast. In this episode, three experts who have been fighting to ensure better working conditions for crew on board fishing vessels will provide insights into this topic.

 

Guests:

Rizky Octaviana – Indonesian Migrant Workers Union, SBMI

Bubba Cook – Sharkspacific

Marcelo Hidalgo – Fishing Industry Association Papua New Guinea

 

Hosts: Bianca Haas & Jennifer Macey

Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins

Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman

For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au

 

Find out more:

ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/

ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/

Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI):

Webpage: https://sbmi.or.id/

Sharkspacific:

Webpage: https://sharkspacific.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkspacificorg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sharks-pacific/posts/?feedView=all

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkspacificorg/?hl=en

Fishing Industry Association Papua New Guinea:

Webpage: https://www.fia-png.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fishing-industry-association-fia/posts/?feedView=all

 

Official Documents from WCPFC:

Conservation and Management Measure for Crew Labour Standards (WCPFC Meeting, 2024): CMM 2024-04 – Conservation and Management Measure for Crew Labour Standards | Monitoring and Evaluation 

 

Research on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission by ANCORS researchers:

Haas, B., Oh, S., Dalton, K., Chang, SK., Fitzpatrick, J., Minami, K., Matsui, H., Xue, G., An, J.E., Azmi, K., Davis, R., Lin, H.Y., Jung, M.H., and Hanich, Q. (2023). Untangling Jurisdictional Complexities for Crew Labour Regulations on Fishing Vessels in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10120⁠

Hidalgo, M., Trott, P., and Haas, B. (2025). The vulnerability of observers – An evaluation of observer programs welfare and working conditions policies. Marine Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106540⁠

Haas, B., Davis, R., Hidalgo, M., Posanau, N.A., and Papaol, D. (2025). Ensuring Social Accountability in Tuna Fisheries: Lessons Learned from the Pacific. https://www.fia-png.com/_files/ugd/872bdb_9f430e33bd634b13ab2b592f078c4102.pdf