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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@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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@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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Like no one caught that? Blows my mind.
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The world is so screwed.
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Good god.
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Um
@ap Peru s not bordered by the Atlantic OceanThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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