How Do You Investigate Crimes at Sea?

A New Guide Offers Tips for Finding Information About Offshore Activities

Investigative reporting about activities at sea is a unique specialty requiring distinct tools and tactics. 

How can I find open-source footage evidence of human rights abuses or illegal fishing on ships? Is it possible to connect ships to the specific seafood buyers?  Is there a way to track ships even when they turn their locational transponders off? 

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