Too often, small-scale fishers cannot not access formal financing mechanisms to pay for repairs or purchase equipment. But criminal groups were happy to lend them money… in exchange for illegal favors. Sharing a new article co-authored with Dr. David Soud!
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Finance small–scale fishers to reduce crime in the Caribbean
Feb 23, 2026 // The lack of formal financing makes Caribbean fishers vulnerable to criminal exploitation, so improving credit access is crucial to improve lives and limit crime, write Dr. David Soud a...
