Maurice Ufon Beseng

Maurice Beseng is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University. Maurice research interest focuses on IUU fishing-fisheries crime nexus and its manifestation as a transnational organised crimce (TOC) and the regional implications in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Maurice's current research seeks to assess the Maritime Security Governance of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) and other maritime crimes in Cameroon.
Maurice has a multidisciplinary background having earned a B.Sc in Botany/Environmental science; a Postgraduate Diploma in Women and Gender Studies; an MA in Peace and Reconciliation Studies and a Joint European M.Sc in Water and Coastal Management.
Prior to commencing the PhD in September 2015, Maurice worked in Local Government and the third sector, engaging with local communities through projects and programmes to enhance their socio-economic development.
Maurice's key research outputs include to two book chapters around grassroot activism in land rights and environmental governance.

Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing

Fisheries Crime

Transnational Organised Crime

Maritime Security Governance

My vision is to see  actors at sub-national level engaging with national and regional actors in all decision making process in construction of maritime security governance regimes.  In my research I work with civil society and and state actors at sub-national  level to understand their experiences and uncover research gaps with the aim to advocate for a wider range of perspectives to issues of maritime insecurity and governance

The Maritime Security Turn in Fisheries Governance: Assessing State and Non-State Actors Response in Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Cameroon