title: Question of Fraudulent Registration of Ships and Fraudulent Ship Registries; the Response of the International Community
abstract: The aim of this paper is to address the issue of fraudulent registration and fraudulent Ship Registries, mainly as a means of concealing illicit activities, such as piracy, slavery, maritime migration, IUU fishing, and the evasion of UN sanctions. The method that has been followed includes the presentation of all types of fraudulent flagging as reported by the interested Flag States, Port States, and the associated international organisations of IMO and FAO. The analysis compares the findings th
journal: Transactions on Maritime Science