China: The Superpower of Seafood
At sea and on land, the country dominates, but with what environmental and human cost?
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The Secretive Prisons that Keep Migrants Out of Europe
Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores, and sends them to brutal Libyan detention centers run by militias.
How the High Seas Are Both a Dystopian Netherworld and a Place of Impossible Wonder
Beyond Spills, Intentional Dumping of Oils Fouls the World’s Oceans
How a Third of All Fish Caught in the Ocean Is Turned Into Something That No One Eats
How the High Seas Became a Renegades’ Refuge, from Libertarian Micronations to Floating Abortion Clinics
Slavery Is Not Gone, It Has Just Moved Out to Sea
Illegal Fishing Fleets Generate $10 Billion in Annual Sales
Is Deadliest Profession Also The Most Violent?
How the Mystery of a Massacre at Sea Ultimately Led to a Conviction
Critics Question The Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining
Subsidizing China’s Fishing Fleet
No other country comes close in the size of China's fishing armada, but the dominance and reach of this fleet raises broader questions about how, why and at what cost China has put so many boats on the water.
Saving The Planet While Ignoring Two Thirds Of It
Purgatory at Sea
Off the coast of Italy, cruise ships are being repurposed as holding pens for migrants rescued from the Mediterranean.
The Worsening State of Seafarers
From Capture to Culture
The Smell of Money
In the small coastal country, an exploding industry has led to big economic promises, and a steep environmental price.
Shell Companies In Fishing Industry Get New Attention
Reining in the Outlaw Ocean
A Slaughter at Sea, A Grainy Video and Justice Delayed
The Hidden Cost Behind the Explosion in Beirut
The Deadly Secret of China’s Invisible Armada
Desperate North Korean fishermen are washing ashore as skeletons because of the world’s largest illegal fleet.
Lawless Ocean: The Link Between Human Rights Abuses and Overfishing
Thailand’s Sea Slaves: Shackled, Whipped and Beheaded
Ship of Horrors: Life and Death on the Lawless High Seas
The Pint-Size Nation Off the English Coast
The absurd and remarkable story of Sealand, a “micronation” on an eerie metal platform, tells us plenty about libertarianism, national sovereignty, and the lawlessness of the ocean.
Storming the Thunder
For 110 days and across two seas and three oceans, crews stalked a fugitive fishing ship considered the world’s most notorious poacher.
‘Sea Slaves’: The Human Misery that Feeds Pets and Livestock
The Somali 7 Investigation
Antarctica: A Place of Marvel
Norway: Disaster Risk in the Arctic
Indonesia: Violent Clashes
Mexico: Abortion on the High Seas
Kenya: Illegal Cover Up
Somalia: Discord on the Horn of Africa
Brazil: A Sea-Floor Battle
England: The Magic Pipe
Antarctica: The Hunt for Hunters
