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Corruption endangers world’s shrinking fisheries

FILE - Fishermen sort their early morning catch from nets, at the fishing beach in the James Town area of Accra, Ghana, July 9, 2015. Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world’s most threatened fishing grounds, according to a review of criminal case files and media reports by the AP. At least 45 government officials have been accused of graft or extortion in the past two decades. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File) FILE - Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo, center, is escorted by security officers after a news conference at the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 26, 2020. Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world’s most threatened fishing grounds, according to a review of criminal case files and media reports by the AP. At least 45 government officials have been accused of graft or extortion in the past two decades. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Fishermen remove their catch from nets after returning to shore in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 24, 2022. Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world’s most threatened fishing grounds, according to a review of criminal case files and media reports by the AP. At least 45 government officials have been accused of graft or extortion in the past two decades. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)