Using Crime Script Analysis to Understand the Illegal Harvesting of Live Corals: Case Studies From Indonesia and Fiji. (August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sosnowski, Monique C.; Weis, Judith S.; Petrossian, Gohar A.
• Other Names: Favarin Serena guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of contemporary criminal justice. Volume 36:Number 3(2020:Aug.)
• Page Start: 384
• Page End: 402
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Subjects: coral harvesting -- crime script analysis -- environmental criminology -- Indonesia -- Fiji; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.973
• DOI: 10.1177/1043986220910295
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-9862

Abstract

Imported to adorn tanks of marine aquarium hobbyists, the trade in live corals poses a significant risk to species that concurrently face threats from rising global temperatures, pollution, and destructive fishing practices. To better understand the live coral trade, we employed a crime script framework to analyze the process by which corals are harvested in two of the world's major exporting countries—Indonesia and Fiji. We demonstrate that coral harvesting and export are complex activities that require a specific set of skills and tools. As such, various intervention strategies are proposed to address illegal coral harvesting at different stages of the crime script.