This book offers a unique and scholarly perspective on a little studied subject: maritime crime and policing.

Yarin Eski is Assistant Professor at the Knowledge Hub Security and Social Resilience of the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Martin Wright is Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales, UK.

Introduction: Bringing together Maritime Crime & Policing Scholars and Professionals Yarin Eski and Martin Wright 1.Seas of thieves. Who are the pirates and what drive them? Lydelle Joubert 2.Through the Sea, via the Port and into the City: illicit trafficking on the waterfront Anna Sergi 3.Illegal maritime migration on the Western-Mediterranean route, a great challenge for Europe Marta Fernández Sebastián 4.The Transnational Nature of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Examining Global Strategies, Punishment and Solutions Osatohanmwen Anastasia Eruaga and Irekpitan Okukpon 5.Maritime Crime in the Western Indian Ocean: Interlinkages and Dynamics Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Linnea Kjølstad Larsen 6.Hybrid Policing of Maritime Irregular Threats? Combatting terrorism, piracy, and transnational crimes at the littoral sea Arabinda Acharya 7.From Excessive to Illegal Land Reclamation: A Case Study in China Edward Sing Yue Chan 8.An overview of INTERPOL¿s involvement in tackling Maritime Piracy: history, developments, and legal issues Giulio Calcara and Mika Launiala 9.The Incorporation of Private Security Actors to Protect Dutch Merchant Vessels: A Bourdieuian Reflection Koko Christiaanse and Yarin Eski 10.Security Community-Building in the Mediterranean Sea: The European Union's Strategy in Combating Irregular Migration Shazwanis Shukri 11.Security networks in ports: what's in a name? Eva Dinchel and Marleen Easton 12.Public-private cooperation in the approach to drug crime in the port of Rotterdam. The case of the Information Sharing Center Port Safety and Security Lieselot Bisschop, Richard Staring, Robby Roks and Gwynneth Goudsblom 13.Governing 'undermining' vs. policing drug-related organized crime in the Port of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal area. An Empirical Study of Port Policing an Ambiguous Concept Yarin Eski, Mauro Boelens and Danique de Rijk 14.Securing Norwegian Maritime Ports: Navigation in a complex regulatory regime Martin Nøkleberg 15."Kid, This Ain't Your Night": Organized Crime and Discrimination at the Port of New York and New Jersey Paul E. Babchik and Jeffrey Walden Conclusion: Make up Leeway. Future maritime criminology and policing studies Yarin Eski and Martin Wright