The Link Between Human Rights Abuses and Overfishing
The high seas remain an often-dystopian realm where the scant laws that do exist are frequently ignored.
Shackled, whipped and beheaded
While forced labour exists throughout the world, nowhere is the problem more rampant than in the South China Sea.
The Guardian: Ship of horrors
From bullying and sexual assault to squalid living conditions and forced labour, working at sea can be a grim business – and one deep-sea fishing fleet is particularly notorious.
Virgin Unite: Slavery at Sea
Virgin Unite and Ocean Unite share Ian Urbina’s incredible stories.
The Atlantic: Pint-Size Nation
The remarkable story of Sealand, a “micronation” on a metal platform.
Antarctica: A place of marvel
In a two-person submarine more than 700 feet under the polar ice, we witnessed some bizarre creatures.
Norway: Disaster risk in the Arctic
As an oil company tries to drill in international Arctic waters, advocates race to block them.
Indonesia: Violent clashes
Indonesia arrests Vietnam's fishermen, and Vietnam responds by ramming a ship and taking an Indonesian officer captive.
Mexico: Abortion on the high seas
Visiting countries where abortions are illegal, a Dutch doctor secrets women out to international waters to provide the procedure.
Somalia: Discord on the Horn of Africa
One of the most lawless regions on the planet, Somalia is a magnet for illegal fishing.
Kenya: Illegal cover up
Ships that were supposed to have been scrapped are caught pillaging the east coast of Africa.
Brazil: A sea-floor battle
A team of Brazilian researchers hustled to stop a trio of energy companies from drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River.
England: The magic pipe
Oil spills are a disaster and yet intentional dumping is far more common
Antarctica: The hunt for hunters
Sea Shepherd chases the world’s last industrial whaling ship.
Thailand: Sea slavery
In today’s world, how is this still happening?