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Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find them

  • Written by Gavin McDonald, Senior Project Researcher, University of California Santa Barbara
Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find themFishing on the high seas is expensive, and the profits are often small. piola666/E+ via Getty Images

Fishing on the high seas is a bit of a mystery, economically speaking. These areas of open ocean beyond the territorial jurisdiction of any nation are generally considered high-effort, low-payoff fishing grounds, yet fishers continue to work in them...

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