McDonald et al. (1) argue that labor conditions in fisheries can be discerned from the movement and characteristics of fishing vessels. We recognize the authors’ effort, yet have strong reservations regarding their 1) limited dataset, 2) assumptions, and 3) model validation. Forced labor is a serious human rights violation, and any scientific claims potentially informing policy must be considered with particular care to best promote efforts toward ending human terror and supporting survivors. We, therefore, urge that the authors consider how their efforts may misinform policy.

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基于 AIS 的渔船分析不能作为识别海上强迫劳动的“概念证明”[生物科学]

麦克唐纳等人。( 1 ) 认为渔业中的劳动条件可以从渔船的运动和特征中看出。我们承认作者的努力，但对他们的 1) 有限的数据集、2) 假设和 3) 模型验证有强烈的保留意见。强迫劳动是严重侵犯人权的行为，必须特别谨慎地考虑任何可能为政策提供信息的科学主张，以最好地促进结束人类恐怖和支持幸存者的努力。因此，我们敦促作者考虑他们的努力可能如何误导政策。