New Findings from ZheJiang University Describe Advances in Marine Biology (Marine Piracy Prediction and Prevention: Policy Implications)

2019 DEC 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Ecology Daily News -- Data detailed on Biology - Marine Biology have been presented. According to news reporting originating in Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Marine piracy has traditionally been a serious threat to marine security, highlighting the great significance of piracy risk assessment and prevention to the marine industry and global economy. This study uses data on piracy attacks between 1994 and 2017 to estimate the probability of a vessel being attacked by pirates and the success rate of piracy attacks.”

Funders for this research include Korea Foundation, Zhejiang University Education Foundation Global Partnership Fund, Ministry of Education in China of Humanities and Social Science Youth Foundation Project.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from ZheJiang University, “The results of the employed binary logistic regression model show that small vessels and open registry vessels are more likely to be targeted by pirates. Further, the probability of successful boarding by pirates is higher for a vessel at berth or anchor, at night, in territorial waters and port areas, and in South America, the South China Sea, and the Strait of Malacca. Moreover, the rate of successful boarding will decreases from 99.42% to 86.71% if crews take passive measures and decreases further to 9.39% if crews take active measures. These results can not only be used by stakeholders to estimate the likelihood of piracy incidents, but can also provide information on how and the extent to which the identified factors influence piracy, helping marine stakeholders take appropriate anti-piracy measures.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Moreover, these results can also be used for crew training and education to counter pirates as well as to help insurance companies set a premium rate for the different risk levels calculated by the model.”

For more information on this research see: Marine Piracy Prediction and Prevention: Policy Implications. Marine Policy, 2019;108():. Marine Policy can be contacted at: Elsevier Sci Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, Oxon, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Marine Policy - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/marine-policy/)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting K.X. Li, ZheJiang University, Ocean College, 1 Zheda Rd, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include M.J. Jin, W.M. Shi and K.C. Lin.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103528. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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