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title: "Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 7)"
description: "Chasing Ghosts: It is estimated that more than 100 dead bodies wash up on Japan’s shores each year. Almost all of them are North Korean fishermen."
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# Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 7)

> Chasing Ghosts: It is estimated that more than 100 dead bodies wash up on Japan’s shores each year. Almost all of them are North Korean fishermen.

By Ian Urbina · Published 30 May 2023, 22:22 SAST

## Key points
- Uncovering the dark secrets of the high seas, Daily Maverick and Global Fishing Watch join forces to investigate the largest case of illegal fishing in maritime history - brought to you in Episode 7 of Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean.
- Ian Urbina investigates the link between North Korean ghost boats and a plummeting squid population in the Sea of Japan.
- Global Fishing Watch and revolutionary satellite tracking technology are used to expose the largest case of illegal fishing in maritime history.
- This illegal fishing is perpetrated by the Chinese “Dark Fleet”.
- Previous instalments and more information can be found on Daily Maverick's website.

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppTOQ-1yciQ)

In partnership with Global Fishing Watch, and with the help of revolutionary satellite tracking technology, Ian Urbina investigates what links the mysterious case of the North Korean ghost boats to a plummeting squid population in the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, and exposes the largest case of illegal fishing in maritime history perpetrated by the Chinese “Dark Fleet”. **DM**

**Watch previous instalments:**

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 1)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-17-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-1/)

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 2)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-26-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-2/)

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 3)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-02-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-3/)

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 4)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-09-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-4/)

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 5)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-16-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-5/)

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean****(Episode 6)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-24-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-6/)

*To read all about Daily Maverick's recent The Gathering: Earth Edition, click [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/the-gathering-earth-edition-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future/).*

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REeWvTRUpMk)