Study: Chinese “dark fleets” illegally defying sanctions by fishing in North Korean waters

Mongabay
Jul 22, 2020, 7:50 pm202 pts
Chinese “dark fleets” illegally fished a $440 million haul of the squid species Todarodes pacificus in North Korean waters during 2017 and 2018, according to a study published today in the journal Science Advances. The study used a novel set of satellite images to track fishing vessels operating off the…

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