Using satellites to reveal global extent of forced labor
The Outlaw Ocean Project served as a key contributor to recent scientific research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A world without law
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured in Neue Zürcher Zeitung, a Swiss, German-language newspaper.
Lecture of Opportunity
The Outlaw Ocean Project was invited to give the 2020 Lecture of Opportunity at the U.S. Naval War College.
The Outlaw Ocean Ranked in Best of Non-Fiction
El Mundo prepared a list of the best non-fiction books of 2020, and The Outlaw Ocean ranks at No. 7.
The Future of the World's Oceans
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured at this year's American Geographical Society conference, Geography 2050.
Senate Oceans Caucus
The Outlaw Ocean Project's reporting on the Chinese distant-water fishing fleet was presented before the U.S. Senate Oceans Caucus.
War on the Rocks
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on War on the Rocks to discuss issues related to piracy, kidnapping, and stowaways on the high seas.
Love Tropics
Mojang Studios, the developers of Minecraft, hosted a 48-hour marathon event where people played to fundraise for ocean issues before a live audience of thousands.
A dual masterpiece
The Outlaw Ocean Music Project was featured on the Shack15 Conversations podcast with musician Christopher Willits. Listen here:
The Lead Podcast
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on the University of Georgia's podcast, The Lead.
Oceans Daily
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured in Oceans Daily Magazine.
Catch of the day
China accounts for nearly half of the world's fishing activity
A bitter taste
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured in La Méduse Déchainée, a French magazine.
Behind the Story with The Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center profiled The Outlaw Ocean Music Project.
Outlaws of international waters
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on KUOW with Ross Reynolds.
Storytelling with Music
The Outlaw Ocean Music Project was featured in Argentina's largest newspaper, Clarín.
An Exploration at Stanford
Stanford Law School and its Center for Oceans Solutions is hosting a graduate degree course based off of The Outlaw Ocean.
The Charles and Marie Fish Lecture
The Outlaw Ocean Project was highlighted at the 2020 Charles and Marie Fish Lecture, hosted by the University of Rhode Island.
The Watery West
The Outlaw Ocean Project and musician Zachary Gray were featured on CBC's London Morning radio show to discuss The Outlaw Ocean Music Project.
'Quite potent and powerful'
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on the ManTalks Podcast.
Ghost Boats and Geopolitics
Intelligence Squared Podcast featured The Outlaw Ocean Project's recent reporting on battered North Korean fishing boats washing ashore in Japan.
Bribe, Swindle or Steal
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on TRACE's Bribe, Swindle or Steal podcast.
Lax Regulations Made Beirut Blast Possible
Reporting from The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured in Forbes.
Receivers of stolen goods
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured at the 2020 Chatham House Forum on IUU fishing.
Investigating the Squid Industry
The Outlaw Ocean Project's investigation was featured in a column in Oceanographic Magazine written by Joseph Sullivan.
Moisés Naím and The Dark Fleet
The Outlaw Ocean was featured on Moisés Naím's show, Efecto Naím, to discuss the troubling illegalities faced on the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
The Nat Geo Storytelling Fellowship
The National Geographic Society announced that The Outlaw Ocean Project has been selected for the 2020-2021 National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.
'A dark and inspiring place'
The Outlaw Ocean Music Project was featured on WKNY's Green Radio Hour.
Citizen Chef Podcast
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on the Citizen Chef Podcast with Tom Colicchio discussing supply chains associated with the fishing industry.
Media Impact Funders Forum
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured on a panel for the 2020 Media Impact Funders Forum.
'Silent, shady criminality'
The Foreign Desk interviews The Outlaw Ocean Project about sea slavery and the legal loopholes that enable such practices to flourish.
'A remarkable work'
The Outlaw Ocean Project was interviewed for Australia's Radio Northern Beaches show "Innovation Talk," to discuss the reporting and The Outlaw Ocean Music Project.
Melding storytelling with music
The Outlaw Ocean Project was interviewed for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation to discuss The Outlaw Ocean Music Project.
Heroes For the Waters
The Outlaw Ocean Project was featured at EarthX Films Virtual 2020 conference, discussing music, journalism and ocean lawlessness.
A global threat
Read Ian's interview with Germany's P.M. Magazine.
The Ocean's Song
The Outlaw Ocean is arguably the most thorough account to date of the seedy side of ocean life.
Part two: Ian Urbina on Efecto Naím
In part two of this interview on Efecto Naím, Ian discusses his experiences at sea with Moisés Naím, including his visits to Sealand and his embed aboard the Adelaide.
Rising tide
The Rising Tide podcast hosts Ian to discuss issues the oceans are facing and ways to tackle them. See original here.
Moisés Naím interviews Ian Urbina
In part one of this interview on Efecto Naím, Ian discusses his experiences at sea with Moisés Naím, including his encounters with pirates, mercenaries and traffickers.
The Storytellers Summit
Ian Urbina sits down with National Geographic’s Chief Storytelling Officer, Kaitlin Yarnall.
The Constant Wonder
The lawlessness of the high seas is a human phenomenon.
When We Talk about Animals
What does it mean to be human on the high seas?
Slate France on 'The Outlaw Ocean'
Haute mer, le Far West des océans
Living on earth
About seventy percent of our planet is covered by the oceans, but the high seas are among the least-explored frontiers on Earth.
Revisiting 'The Outlaw Ocean'
Their stories of astonishing courage and brutality, survival and tragedy.
A conversation with BookBub
For most of us, the ocean represents a vacation destination: a place to relax and play. For Ian Urbina, the ocean represents a lawless frontier.
Rampantly Criminal World
Once they’re outside their country’s Exclusive Economic Zone, there are very few laws that protect them.
'A gripping adventure story'
Ian Urbina was featured on Town Hall Seattle's Science Series podcast to discuss The Outlaw Ocean.
Urbina on FranceTV
Ian Urbina was featured on FranceTV to discuss The Outlaw Ocean.
Urbina Testifies Before Congress
Ian Urbina testifies before Congress about The Outlaw Ocean.
Le Devoir: Des océans de misère
The Outlaw Ocean was featured in French publication Le Devoir.
Traveling further for the Catch
Ian Urbina was featured on CBC Radio's The Current to discuss The Outlaw Ocean.
Documenting global injustices
Ian Urbina was featured on the Libreria Podcast discussing The Outlaw Ocean.
Ian Urbina on France 24
Ian Urbina was featured on France 24 to discuss The Outlaw Ocean.
Diversity of Abuses
The Economist (World Ocean Initiative) interview about The Outlaw Ocean.
Lawless and largely invisible
In “The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys across the last untamed frontier,” investigative journalist Ian Urbina uncovers slavery, overfishing and human trafficking on the high seas.
Ian Urbina on Konbini News
Ian Urbina was featured on France's Konbini News to discuss The Outlaw Ocean.
The Underworld
Ian Urbina was featured on the Intelligence Squared podcast. In a conversation with the BBC's Razia Iqbal, he explored a vast, lawless and rampantly criminal world that few have ever encountered - on international waters.
Global Indifference Leads to Mistreatment
Ian Urbina on KPCC's AirTalk.
Exploited off the grid
Ian Urbina was featured on Monocle's The Foreign Desk.