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 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
@SeaShepherd.http://apne.ws/CcKqbb8Show this thread -
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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