India:A Growing Goliath in Shrimp
The True Price of a Cheap Appetizer
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Reporting from the last untamed frontier
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The Whistleblower
Indian Shrimp Rife with Bondage, Hazards, and Stolen Wages
Researchers Point to Flaws in Audit Industry
The Rise of All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp
Lax FDA Enforcement Lets Unsafe Shrimp Reach Shelves
“The Whistleblower and the Shrimp”
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China:The Superpower of Seafood
At sea and on land, the country dominates, but with what environmental and human cost?
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A Fleet Prone to Captive Labor and Plunder
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The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World’s Fish
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The North Koreans Behind Global Seafood
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Taking Over from the Inside: China’s Growing Reach Into Local Waters
Bait-to-Plate
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“Squid Fleet”
Libya:The Invisible Wall
Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores.
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Most Recent Reporting
Robbing A Bank
When No One’s Looking
Audio Series
The Outlaw Ocean Podcast
Relying on more than eight years of reporting at sea on all seven oceans and more than three dozen countries, The Outlaw Ocean is an immersive seven-part audio series.
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Is Deadliest Profession Also The Most Violent?
Critics Question The Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining
The Worsening State of Seafarers
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.
From Capture to Culture
Shell Companies In Fishing Industry Get New Attention
Reining in the Outlaw Ocean
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This 10-part short film series chronicles a gritty cast of characters including traffickers and smugglers, pirates and mercenaries, shackled slaves and vigilante conservationists.
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A Slaughter at Sea, A Grainy Video and Justice Delayed
The Hidden Cost Behind the Explosion in Beirut
Lawless Ocean: The Link Between Human Rights Abuses and Overfishing
Purgatory at Sea
Off the coast of Italy, cruise ships are being repurposed as holding pens for migrants rescued from the Mediterranean.
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 Smell of Money
In the small coastal country, an exploding industry has led to big economic promises, and a steep environmental price.
Storming the Thunder
‘Sea Slaves’: The Human Misery that Feeds Pets and Livestock
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.