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China Dominates 44% of Visible Fishing Activity Worldwide

(oceana.org)
144 points scubakid | 1 comments | 29 Jun 25 21:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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blargthorwars ◴[29 Jun 25 23:09 UTC] No.44417463[source]▶
And it does so on seas that aren't even remotely close to China. They're looting the entire Pacific Ocean.
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darth_avocado ◴[30 Jun 25 00:28 UTC] No.44417948[source]▶
The article only talks about visible fishing activity. But China operates many “dark fleets” where many unregistered boats sail along registered boats. They are fishing way more than the 44% that is being reported. These fleets will no doubt destroy ecosystems beyond repair.

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/new-evidence-suggests-chin...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-19/how-china-is-plunderi...

https://time.com/6328528/investigation-chinese-fishing-fleet...

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1. mapt ◴[30 Jun 25 21:55 UTC] No.44428323[source]▶
The US has around 300 vessels for distant-water fishing.

Five years ago, China was assessed to have 17,000.