The Outlaw Ocean Project

What Can Be Done?

A New Compendium Summarizes What Companies, Governments and Individuals Can Do To Counter Problems at Sea, According to Various Stakeholders

Dec 11, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

How Do You Investigate Crimes at Sea?

A New Guide Offers Tips for Finding Information About Offshore Activities

Dec 9, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

Is That Legal?

A New Global Database Helps Answer This Question For Ships Fishing in National Waters

Dec 8, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

September 2024

Reasons for Optimism

People often ask where we find hope amid so much reporting about darkness.

Sep 25, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

August 2024

Control from Within: China’s Hidden Fleet

The country is not just dominating the high seas. It has also taken over domestic waters of many global south nations.

Aug 7, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

, 

Jake Conley

, and 

Maya Martin

Did the China Investigation Have Impact?

The short answer is, in large measure, yes. But in some ways, no.

Aug 2, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

 and 

Austin Brush

June 2024

Department of Homeland Security Sanctions Seafood Company for Use of Uyghur Forced Labor

By Austin Brush and Ian Urbina

Jun 11, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

 and 

Austin Brush

April 2024

The Rise of All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp

Once a delicacy saved for special banquets or weddings, shrimp became a staple at all-you-can-eat seafood buffets at American seafood chains largely…

Apr 10, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

Researchers Point to Flaws in Audit Industry

Labor and supply-chain researchers say that there are fundamental flaws in the auditing system on which restaurants and retailers around the world…

Apr 5, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

Taking Stock on the "Growing Goliath" Investigation

Roughly two weeks ago, we produced an extensive investigation of a shrimp processing plant in India.

Apr 4, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

Lax FDA Enforcement Lets Unsafe Shrimp Reach Shelves

In the U.S., the agency that is responsible for stopping antibiotic-positive seafood is the FDA, which checks only 1 percent of shrimp imports for the…

Apr 3, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina

India Shrimp Rife with Bondage, Hazards, and Stolen Wages

Is there a wider problem with Indian shrimp?

Apr 2, 2024 • 

Ian Urbina