Is That Legal?

A New Global Database Helps Answer This Question For Ships Fishing in National Waters

If you don’t know the rules, it’s tough to determine whether they’ve been broken. And yet, there isn't a central spot online where a journalist or researcher can find the rules that apply in any given country’s waters.

This tool, called The Global Fishing Legislative Database, is meant to solve this problem. It is an interactive tool that helps the publi…