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.
Ian Urbina on NowThis Español
El periodista Ian Urbina pasó 5 años reportando en crímenes marítimos como el tráfico de armas, la pesca ilegal y la esclavitud marítima—así es que estos crímenes afectan el medio ambiente
Lawlessness on the high seas
“The lack of protections for the people who work above the water line and the creatures below, I think, is a huge problem.”
'Unimaginable levels of crime at sea'
Ian Urbina was featured on PoliticsJOE to discuss the various types of crimes rampant at sea.
The ripple effect on the environment
Ian Urbina was featured on NowThis to discuss illegal activity at sea and its impact on the environment.
'A bizarre and fascinating place'
Ian Urbina was interviewed for Ireland's Ryan Tubridy Show.
Reporting on the vivid and corrupt
This is part four of Ian Urbina's World Ocean Radio Series.
Wage Theft, Slavery and Climate Change
The ocean is vast and unknown to most of us. And yet, it’s essential.
A magnified mirror image
"Victor Hugo called the oceans monsters, but Urbina details the monstrous deeds done by man on those bitter waters, a magnified mirror image of the Far West on land."
Cutting corners for consumer goods
There is absolutely no way to produce a can of tuna that costs a dollar. And yet, there it is on our grocery shelves. Ever wonder how?
Dumping into the Ocean
This is part three of Ian Urbina's World Ocean Radio Series.
The concealed costs of shipping industries
Sea Change Radio interviewed Ian Urbina about the hidden costs of the seafood and shipping industries.
Corruption on the high seas
This is part two of Ian Urbina's four-part series with World Ocean Radio.
Inhabitants of the hidden world
Utah Public Radio hosts Ian Urbina on show "Access Utah."
'Out of this world'
Ian Urbina was featured on Green Radio Hour discussing his new book, The Outlaw Ocean.
Chronicling conditions on the high seas
Politics and Prose hosted Ian Urbina to discuss his book, The Outlaw Ocean in August 2019.
Crime hidden from view
Ian Urbina begins installment one of four on World Ocean Radio.
An Inside Look at Slavery on fishing vessels
Ian Urbina is interviewed for the UN Dispatch podcast to discuss forced labor on fishing vessels in the South China Sea.
Labor Trafficking on the South China Sea
Ian Urbina appears on Knowledge @ Wharton to discuss his new book, The Outlaw Ocean.
Investigating crime on The Outlaw Ocean
The ocean is huge, hard to police, and virtually lawless in some places.
Ian Urbina Joins The Atlantic
Ian Urbina, a longtime reporter for The New York Times and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is becoming a contributing writer for The Atlantic
A lack of governance at sea
Oceana interviews Ian Urbina about his new book, The Outlaw Ocean. Read the full interview here.
Slavery as a fishing industry problem
U.S. Sect. of State John Kerry explains how human trafficking is an ocean concern.
Palau fights poachers
The Leonard Lopate Show about Palau's David-and-Goliath fight to protect its borders.
The business of human trafficking
An interview on the John Batchelor show about so-called manning agencies and how they often abuse seafarers.
A global industry of sea slavery
U.S. Sect. of State John Kerry releases the 2015 Trafficking in Persons report and cites The Outlaw Ocean reporting.
What are floating armories?
An interview on the John Batchelor show about offshore weapons depots where armed guards wait between deployments.
A life lost at sea
An interview on NPR's Marketplace about the predatory labor market for ocean workers.
The dark side of the ocean
NPR's Marketplace explores the diversity of offshore crimes and the stories covered by The Outlaw Ocean.
Why offshore violence goes unpunished
An interview on the Wharton podcast on why killings at sea are rarely reported.
Piracy and murder at sea
Lip News interview about offshore piracy and kidnapping.
Illegal fishing on the open ocean
NYU panel discussion about the intersection of human rights abuses and offshore poaching.
Exploring the last lawless frontier
Google hosts an event about The Outlaw Ocean series.
The art of stealing a ship
NHPR interview about the maritime repo business.
Two stowaways - one lives, the other dies
NPR's Kojo Nnamdi interviews about the timeless tradition of people hiding on ships.
Human rights in the fishing industry
Brigham Young University's Radio interview on The Outlaw Ocean.
What it's like reporting on the high seas
ProPublica's podcast on the tactics of maritime journalism.
The making of The Outlaw Ocean
Longform Podcast digs deep into the challenges of chronicling offshore illegalities.
Ocean mayhem
NPR's All Things Considered discusses the watery 'wild west'.
Murder & slavery at sea
PBS NewsHour discusses the problem of violence at sea.
Lang Long’s story is not unique
The tale of a deckhand shackled by the neck.