The Outlaw Ocean Project

Nov 29, 2023 | theoutlawocean.com | Ian Urbina

In response to requests from companies and fellow reporters to describe how we revealed the use of forced labor in seafood processed in China and other crimes tied to Chinese ships, we made a explanatory video that shows the evidence and how it was collected. The video focuses on one company in particular, called the Chishan Group, for three reasons. First, Chishan is distinctly important in the global seafood market. It is the single biggest private player in China’s squid industry.

Nov 29, 2023 | theoutlawocean.com | Ian Urbina

In response to requests from companies and fellow reporters to describe how we revealed the use of forced labor in seafood processed in China and other crimes tied to Chinese ships, we made a explanatory video that shows the evidence and how it was collected. The video focuses on one company in particular, called the Chishan Group, for three reasons. First, Chishan is distinctly important in the global seafood market. It is the single biggest private player in China’s squid industry.

Oct 9, 2023 | theoutlawocean.com | Ian Urbina

On a cloudy morning this past April, more than eighty men and women, dressed in matching red windbreakers, stood in orderly lines in front of the train station in Kashgar, a city in Xinjiang, China. The people were Uyghurs, one of China’s largest ethnic minorities, and they stood with suitcases at their feet and dour expressions on their faces, watching a farewell ceremony held in their honor by the local government.

Oct 9, 2023 | theoutlawocean.com | Ian Urbina

Daniel Aritonang graduated from high school in May, 2018, hoping to find a job. Short and lithe, he lived in the coastal village of Batu Lungun, Indonesia, where his father owned an auto shop. Aritonang spent his free time rebuilding engines in the shop, occasionally sneaking away to drag race his blue Yamaha motorcycle on the village’s backroads. He had worked hard in school, but was a bit of a class clown, always pranking the girls.

Dec 7, 2020 | theoutlawocean.com | Charlotte Norsworthy