![]() Because illegally-operating fishing boats can turn their locational transponders on and off at will, the organization uses surface-scanning radar, infrared imaging and optical detection satellites to monitor these vessels from space. Ian partnered with Global Fishing Watch and an international team of academics to track down the huge fleet of squid fishing vessels by comparing data from various satellites. ![]() His latest investigation took him to the East Sea off the Korean Peninsula, where he documented the largest illegal fishing fleet yet discovered – operating with impunity in violation of UN sanctions off the coast of North Korea. ![]() ![]() Parley collaborator and award-winning journalist Ian Urbina has spent more than five years exploring the complex world of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and other high seas issues as part of his ongoing project, The Outlaw Ocean. ![]()
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