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.
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.
Off the coast of Italy, cruise ships are being repurposed as holding pens for migrants rescued from the Mediterranean.
In the small coastal country, an exploding industry has led to big economic promises, and a steep environmental price.
Desperate North Korean fishermen are washing ashore as skeletons because of the world’s largest illegal fleet.
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.
For 110 days and across two seas and three oceans, crews stalked a fugitive fishing ship considered the world’s most notorious poacher.
