Migrant fishers’ deaths at sea tied to unchecked captain power, study shows

Mongabay
Feb 20, 2026, 8:31 am129 ptsTrending
The deaths of migrant fishers at sea are largely driven by structural labor and governance failures, rather than by safety or compliance issues alone, a new study shows. Migrant sea workers, especially those recruited from low-wage Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, often experience violence and fatal…

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