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Dispatches From The Outlaw Ocean - Episode 2: Bondage at Sea

Ian Urbina
Apr 24, 2023
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Our oceans are running out of fish. As stocks disappear, ships are having to travel farther offshore to fulfill their quotas and margins for profit have become razor thin. As a result, captains increasingly turn to trafficked, debt-bonded and forced labor to make ends meet.

A global scourge, sea slavery is something most people do not realize exists. This episode takes viewers onboard roach and rat-infested ships on the South China Sea to explore how overfishing has given rise to trans-shipment, fish-laundering, and a prevalence of abuse that companies and governments have a tough time tracking or countering. 

Episode 2 of the 10-part doc series, Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean, is now out. 

To understand the broader point of this series, please see our call to Reimagine the Realm.

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