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saya de malha bank

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Far Away From Human Rights

In October 2022, a British-American couple, Kyle and Maryanne Webb, were sailing their yacht through a remote area of the Indian Ocean between Mauritius and...

Video: Ben Blankenship

Video executive producer: Ian Urbina

Text: Ian Urbina, Maya Martin, Joe Galvin, Susan Ryan, and Austin Brush - Editors at The Outlaw Ocean Project.

Fishing

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Mowing Down An Eco System

The Saya de Malha Bank is so existentially crucial to the planet because it is one of the world’s biggest seagrass meadows and thus carbon...

Reportage: Ian Urbina, Maya Martin, Joe Galvin, Susan Ryan, and Austin Brush - Editors at The Outlaw Ocean Project.

International

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5:55

Robbing a Bank When No One’s Looking

The most important place on earth that virtually no one has ever heard of is called the Saya de Malha Bank, which has been called...

Reportage: Ian Urbina, Maya Martin, Joe Galvin, Susan Ryan, and Austin Brush - Editors at The Outlaw Ocean Project.

International

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