The @AP and @Univision spent 18 days on the high seas off South America this summer, observing China’s distant water fishing fleet, the largest in the world.http://apne.ws/phO2DoD
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The expansion is no accident. China’s distant water fishing fleet was launched in the 1980s as a response to depleting fish stocks at home. But it has become part of China’s geopolitical push to secure access to the world’s dwindling natural resources. http://apne.ws/GzGmq2B pic.twitter.com/1WadPVcPEx
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Officially capped at 3,000 vessels, but possibly larger, lights from the fleet are visible from space. Satellite images show the cluster of ships in the open ocean shining as brightly as major cities hundreds of miles away. http://apne.ws/VVCb2Lm pic.twitter.com/RTgBXhW3Re
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@AP and@Univision surveyed the Chinese fleet aboard a@SeaShepherd boat. The patrol was prompted by last year’s international outcry when hundreds of Chinese ships were discovered fishing near the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO world heritage site.http://apne.ws/WQUI9dJShow this thread -
The high seas lie beyond any nation’s jurisdiction and are only loosely regulated for fishing. “It really is like the Wild West,” said Captain Peter Hammarstedt, director of campaigns for
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Of the 30 vessels observed by
@AP and@Univision, 24 have been accused of labor abuses or showed signs of violating maritime law, underscoring how the open ocean around the Americas is a magnet for the seafood industry's worst offenders.http://apne.ws/qtyxbspShow this thread
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That needs to be fixed and South America needs to take the lead in fixing it.
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The Americas need to protect our food sources.
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We could consider - eating much less seafood! Eat
#plantbased Watch Seaspiracy
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