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The Outlaw OceanBy Ian Urbina

In a Nutshell

This New York Times Bestseller, written by renowned American investigative journalist Ian Urbina, comprises 15 stories that reveal the hidden, darker side of our coexistence with the ocean.

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For all its breathtaking beauty, the ocean is also a dystopian place, home to dark inhumanities. The rule of law—often so solid on land, bolstered and clarified by centuries of careful wordsmithing … and robust enforcement regimes—is fluid at sea, if it's to be found at all.

Ian Urbina

Introduction

Poets, adventurers, seafarers, and mythologies have told us incredible tales about the ocean's mysterious vastness, immense power, and abundant life.

But have you ever thought about what happens on the ocean, rather than below its surface?

Ian Urbina is an acclaimed investigative journalist whose work is mainly focused on human rights, worker safety, and environmental issues.

Urbina was drawn in by the dark criminality present on our oceans, eager to learn the secrets of the world's least regulated area.

In his bestseller, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier, Urbina covers five years of intrepid investigation into exploitation on the high seas.

His turbulent journey reveals the diverse stories of those living and working on the Earth's dangerous waters.

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