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3:29

Also in Paradise – Plastic

They have just arrived in what they believe and hope is paradise. Raja Ampat is located in the centre of what is known as the...
Reportage: Johan Candert, Helena Fredriksson
Photo: Johan Candert, Tobias Dahlin, Göran Ehlmé

The Rubbish that is a Threat to paradise

The island paradise of Raja Ampat is one of the last outposts of the Indonesian archipelago. A remote group of islands with lush white beaches...
Text och Foto: Louise Candert

Did the China Investigation Have Impact?

Did the China Investigation Have Impact? The short answer is, in large measure, yes. But in some ways, no....
Text: Ian Urbina och Austin Brush
Foto: the Outlaw Ocean Project

Rabid Seals Strike Fear in South Africa

An outbreak of rabies among seals in South Africa has prompted the South African public health authority NICD to issue a warning....
Text: Malin Carlsson/TT
Foto: Nardus Engelbrecht/AP/TT
3:08

Rabies Among Cape Fur Seals off Cape Town

17 Cape Fur Seal off Cape Town, South Africa have been confirmed with rabies. It is the first ever documented rabies outbreak in a marine...
Reportage/Photo: Jason Boswell

Findings – A Synopsis of the Outlaw Oceans Investigation’s Conclusions

The size and behavior of the Chinese fishing fleet raises concerns. Seafood is the world’s last major source of wild protein and the largest globally...
Text: Ian Urbina
Video: The Outlaw Ocean Project
13:31

“Squid fleet” – Get into a Strange World that few Outsiders Get to See

China has the world’s largest distant-water fishing fleet, catching billions of pounds of seafood annually, the biggest portion of it squid....
Producer: Ian Urbina, Will N. Miller, Ed Ou
Exekutiv producer: Raphaela Morais
Editing: Will N. Miller
Music: William Ryan Fritch
Sound design/Sound mix: Rune Klausen
Colour: Christian Schwanenflügel
Additional Cinematography: Ben Blankenship, Youenn Kerdavid, Pete Bethune, James Glancy
Voice Actor: Wei Zitong
Voice-over producer: Maile Cannon - Face Productions
Postproduction Supervisor: William Crouse
Post production: Lars Mitch Fischermann
10:14

China: Seafood Superpower

An exploration of the motivations and methods behind China’s growth and control over fishing across most of the high seas....
Produced & Edited By: Ben Blankenship
Co-Producer: Raphaela Morais, Adrienne Urbina
Motion Graphics: Drew Evans
Archivists/Researchers: Chloe Darnaud, Sonia Szczesna"
Written by: Ian Urbina & Ben Blankenship
Narrator: Ian Urbina
Videographer: Ben Blankenship James Glancy Youenn Kerdavid Will Miller Ed Ou
Additional Footage Provided Courtesy of: GreenPeace International Environmental, Justice Foundation, ABC News Australia, CICC, CGTN, Natural History New Zealand, Limited Kinolibrary, Bloomberg Originals, U.S. Navy, COSCO, Shipping Puerto de Chancay Prefectura Naval Argentina, Center for Strategic & International Studies, British Pathé

New Hope for Endangered Dolphins

The endangered irrawaddy dolphin species has increased to over 100 in Cambodia, according to the country's Minister of Agriculture, Dith Tina....
Text: TT/Nyhetsbyrån
Photo: Sakchai Lalit/AP
20:12

Daniels story

Daniel: The tragic tale of an Indonesian deckhand and his brutal voyage on a Chinese squid ship....
Directed by: Ben Blankenship, Ian Urbina
Narration: Ian Urbina
Edit: Ben Blankenship
Photo: Will N. Miller, Ed Ou, Ben Blankenship, Sikhami Denting
Motion Graphics: Drew Evans
Researchers: Ian Urbina, Joe Galvin, Susan Ryan, Daniel Murphy, Austin Brush, maya Martin, Jake Conley, Stephan Foxwell, marcella Boehler, Halie Brown, Molly Wiggins, Ben Blankenship, Raphaela Morais, Adrienne Urbina
The outlaw ocean project

A Fleet Prone to Captive Labor and Plunder

The Chinese fishing fleet is a great power on the sea. It fishes far out to sea where no country's laws reach, and it fishes...
Text: Ian Urbina/The Outlaw Ocean Project
Photo/Video: Ferdi Arnando, Ed Ou, Ben Blankenship, Jiebriel83, Jessica Reyes, Douyin, Desta Motor 143

Crimes at the border – The North Koreans Behind Global Seafood

China uses thousands of workers from the Hermit Kingdom, in violation of U.N. sanctions and U.S. law. Many at the plants recounted rampant sexual abuse....
Text: Ian Urbina
Photo/Video: Douyin, The Outlaw Ocean Project, Living in North Korea

Crimes along the coast

China forces minorities from Xinjiang to work in industries around the country. As it turns out, this includes processing much of the seafood sent to...
Text: Ian Urbina
Photo: Yantai United Front Work Department/The Outlaw Ocean Project
Video: Douyin, Kashgar Media Center/The Outlaw Ocean Project, Tencent Video/The Outlaw Ocean Project
10:14

China: Seafood Superpower

An exploration of the motivations and methods behind China's growth and control overfishing across most of the high seas....
Written by: Ian Urbina, Ben Blankenship
Narrated by: Ian Urbina
Videographers: Ben Blankenship, James Glancy, Youenn Kerdavid
Produced & Edited by: Ben Blankenship
Co-Producers: Raphaela Morais, Adrienne Urbina
Motion Grephics: Drew Evans
Archivists/Researchers: Chloe Darnaus, Sonia Szczesna
Additional Footage provided courtesy of: GreenPeace International, Environmental Justice Foundation, ABC News Australia, CICC, CGTN, Natural History New Zealand Limited, Kinolibrary, Bloomberg originals, U.S. Navy, COSCO Shipping, Puerto de Chancay, Prefectura Naval Argentina, Center for Strategic & International Studies, British Pathé
1:09

Underwater Lifeguard!

Maybe an odd job even for the accomplished South African free diver Nick Filmalter, but he became an essential part of ensuring the safety of...
Editor: Ida Candert
Videographer: Johan Candert
Underwater photography: Johan Candert, Göran Ehlmé, Jason Boswell
4:54

Where are the white sharks?

The disappearance of Great White Sharks from False Bay, South Africa, attributed to various factors including predation by orcas, human activities such as longlining fishing...
Reportage: Jason Boswell

The world´s oceans – deep and unexplored

Dive into the intricate ecosystems of the world's oceans, their lawless stretches, and the extremities that teem with life, all crucial to our existence and...
Text: Lina Mattsson
Photo: Tobias Dahlin, Simon Stanford, Johan Candert

China accuses the US of raising tensions

China accuses the US of raising tensions The United States is "creating tensions" in the South China Sea by allowing a US warship to travel...
Text: TT/Nyhetsbyrån
Photo: Brynn Anderson

Danish record tunnel had to give way to Swedish cannons

It is the world's longest submerged tunnel of its kind and will halve the travel time from Skåne to the continent. But a legendary Swedish...
Text: Henrik Samuelsson
Photo: Henrik Samuelsson/Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau SCANPIX/TT/Femern AS, Handout/TT
Graphics: Femern AS viaTT
05:24

Improving Fish Welfare

There are more than 400 species of fish being farmed globally. Most of them spend their entire lives in barren conditions. It’s a lifelong suffering....
Reportage: Daniel Hager
03:48

To Be A Naturalist

Across the world scientists and biologists are studying a huge variety of dedicated and intricate subjects: jellyfish proteins; fish intelligence and whether octopus dream. On...
Reportage: Jason Boswell
Photography: Jason Boswell
UW-Photography: Jason Boswell, Grant Brokensha
04:32

My First Dive with Whales

I was really happy with my task, staying on the surface. I truly wanted to snorkel with dolphins, but the sharks made me hesitate. Finally,...
Reportage: Ida Candert
Photography: Ida Candert, Joel Candert, Johan Candert, Nick Filmalter
Edit by: Alexandre Gobatti Ramos

I think I’m in love with a whale

In the midst of the chaos of sardines, dolphins, birds and sharks there appeared a lonesome Humpback whale. She seemed not to be concerned with...
Text: Nick Filmalter
Photo: Nick Filmalter, Kimmo Hagman

A Dive into a Vibrant Ecosystem

The play unfolds right in front of my camera - my breathing rate is high. Nick and Kimmo are with me. We spread out so...
Text: Johan Candert
Photography: Johan Candert, Kimmo Hagman, Nick Filmalter

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