Kristina Heidrich

A vital component of improving fisheries management is to fill the data and transparency gap for a better understanding of the full scope of global fisheries for large pelagic species beyond national jurisdiction, to find patterns of unreported fishing and to determine the extent of modern slavery and other unethical and illegal cost-cutting actions in fisheries. Kristina’s PhD project focuses on the reconstruction and analyses of catches and fishing effort of the global large pelagic fisheries from 1950 to today to make the best and most comprehensive data and analyses available; thus, empowering effective management and policy decisions.