The Brutal Reality of China’s Fishermen | Squid Fleet | The New Yorker Documentary

[@TheOutlawOceanProject]

Hello everyone! My name is Ian Urbina, and I am the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, which produced this amazing documentary film. I’ll be happy to answer any questions here (with input from the filmmakers Ed Ou, Will Miller, and Michael Hsu). Thanks for watching.

[@garrusv]

Thanks so much for this 🙏 What was the inspiration for this piece? And what made its production most difficult?

[@danielredondo3818]

Hi Ian, all the visual material is real correct ? How did you film this ? Hidden cameras, you had the permits.... Extraordinary film by the way, congrats !!

[@TheOutlawOceanProject]

@@garrusv Personally, my goal was to offer a counterbalance to the investigative reporting, which provides a critical assessment of the human-rights and environmental record of this fleet. We sought to offer a more intimate look at the experience of working in such a grueling job. The film also aimed to communicate why someone might choose to take one of these dangerous, often exploitative jobs. Two challenges for the whole team were getting on the vessels themselves and figuring out how to tell the story in a way that didn't jeopardize individual people that we met during the reporting.

[@boriss.861]

Hi Ian there's the Krill Vacuuming as well in the South Atlantic, there's problems brewing there. Are you going to cover it. There is a problem with factory fishing off the East Africa Coast and the North Atlantic too. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind.

[@bigapplechinglish]

thx sooo much to you and all involved for making this film...blessings to all...w/ a heavy heart...

[@Rosierie]

I found this after watching Stepahnie Soo's video and wanted to learn more. Such a heartbreaking reality 😢

[@jenycarbajal8971]

Same!

[@kimzgal]

same!

[@shigelluh2021]

Same!

[@izansalleh7998]

Same here😢😢

[@nelzzz89]

Same

[@mattostovitz1098]

honestly that first shot alone was so incredible. great job! you have an awesome cinematographer working on this. give them a raise

[@mmt9938]

Rotten Mango brought me here

[@jessejames3600]

Same here

[@anonymouslyuniversal4203]

Same

[@badgalkia10]

Same here lol

[@serbear0691]

SAME!

[@dustincredible1249]

Same😂😂😂

[@philsterlingpejcinovic4376]

I can't believe this only has 130k views it is sad but its so well shot.

[@kimzgal]

who else is here because of Stephanie?

[@userxsjksls]

ME

[@Hirtly]

Me

[@bellaask5922]

Me

[@djlouds69]

HAHAHAA OMG

[@mallarielove]

let’s not do this. it feels disrespectful to just make it about her

[@andreafink103]

Thank you for telling the world. Squid will no longer be at my table.

[@psystealth]

wether you eat/buy squid, they will fish them!!

[@libertyforall5764]

No joke, I’m in. No more squid for me either. No way I would be able to eat it without thinking of what these people go through.

[@LightningMcqu33f]

@@psystealth Of course, because people who have your mindset exist. They will continue buying it because "well they will still fish them" but in reality if enough people cared about morality, they would stop purchasing it, and there would be no market for this.

[@netnomad47]

​@@psystealth Overtime, as demand decreases then supply will also decrease

[@SwornSister]

One person can make a difference ❤

[@altouna]

The long shots where you see dozens and dozens of boats is wild

[@Gngatho]

This is slavery!😢 China needs a union that fights for employee rights. This is unacceptable and heartbreaking 💔

[@leonviveza]

Entire china is a slavery country under communist

[@olat1809]

You just know they will never have that

[@renatocellobr]

China have more regulated and active unions than USA. Their agenda and pressure on the government for better labor conditions has an line of communication way better than in the USA. No other country has more anual strikes than China.

[@coolhand66]

it's the CCP rights kidding me they threw you overboard with a brick but you let you become squid food the Chinese Communist Party has over 300,000 fishing vessels just think of that now? They could wipe everything out if they wanted to

[@1776WillCommenceCanada]

lmao union in a comunist dictatorship 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ashley_Mo]

Just curious, is anyone else here after Stephanie Soo/Rotten Mango made a podcast on this?

[@jenycarbajal8971]

Me lol

[@Chilloutlilbro]

Lol this is not real humans and is a funny social gathering LOLZ! nothing immoral or inhumane just fun times lol lol lol

[@tyaaatlia]

Definitely me!

[@sup8668]

@@Chilloutlilbro ???

[@NIGHTSHADELY]

Yep

[@ilasas]

I read your article online via "LA Times" titled "They catch squid for the world’s table. But deckhands on Chinese ships pay a deadly price". I came across this video to see a "Chinese squid boat" up close. Both are excellent. RIP Fadhil and others.

[@keithsoifer3079]

I was born n raised in what was then the country's largest commercial fishing port. SIXTY YEARS AGO, when I was a small child, Russian, Asian, n Scandinavian countries sent huge fishing factory fleets to what was the richest fishing grounds in the world, the Grand Banks, in the North Atlantic. American fleets could not compete against these factory fleets that could do all the processing of their catches at sea. Today the Grand Banks is a barren wasteland n my proud hometown fishing fleet is no longer, throwing generations of fishermen permanently out of work.

[@GUILLERMO.NESPOlO]

Looks like here in Argentina must buy a few warships and end this madness in front of Argentina coast

[@mr.sudbury3856]

And the west side of Africa

[@Alsatiagent]

The cod did not stand a chance.

[@cory_hugs7850]

Greedy ba$ turds

[@HavanaSyndrome69]

Galilee? New Bedford? Which one?

[@Eli-ld7qf]

Makes me awfully sad how we humans are destroying the world and destroying Mother Nature…

[@guttasnipe4702]

Not the world just Asians, they will destroy this planet.

[@GlobgobGabgalab]

Not humans, Chinese

[@photheloveofmoney-te2el]

Americans don't wipe out the oceans natural resources

[@niku2427]

Came here after Stephanie’s video😢

[@NotOnDrugs]

*Commercial sea scallop fisherman here, out of Cape May, NJ. We fish for squid **_a lot_** different than this.* Also, he said "your mind is in the sky, because your feet are never on the ground: if your mind wanders when you're working at sea, you _will_ get hurt.

[@Nutmeg142]

This is terrifying for the fishermen trying to make a living and the squid.

[@Eduardo-bw2ji]

Superb film, absolute masterpiece. I totally loved the photography and the story telling. Reading the article before made the difference on the deep understanding of the film. Fabulous.

[@fuzzjunky]

i knew it was going to be awful bot wow. i'm not sure I even have the word for this. we are the only problem with the planet.

[@JohnnyWad309]

Get off it then.

[@EsmagaSapos]

The filming is outstanding.

[@andrewvillanueva3722]

The Chinese fishing fleet have been fishing near other countries such as south America. They will continue to fish in other countries waters unless they are stopped. Countries must protect their waters.

[@nidagus2448]

They are greedy

[@sacragon]

@@nidagus2448 They are hungry

[@sfjava6239]

these ships are in the international water, if within a country economic zone these ships will be seized.

[@TerryXeneixe]

The Argentine coast guard is doing everything possible to combat the Chinese fleet of squid jiggers. They have already captured several boats fishing for squid in Argentine territorial waters.

[@DpConsultant-q6k]

More people need to watch this !

[@Frater_Maven]

Thank you for all the motivation I needed to never order calamari appetizers ever again! It's delicious deep fried but if that's all I have to do to wash my hands clean of all the evil, violence and corruption that has become inherent and all pervasive in the squid fishing industry . . . I will gladly pay that price and make that exchange a 1000 times over. But now you have me scared about looking into the shellfish industry because lobster crab and shrimp are my favorite food . . . That is a much more difficult bargain . . . Also to ANY AND ALL looking into this industry for employment, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do yourself a potentially life-saving favor and triple check the legal writing and specific language used in your contract! If you're illiterate and that means paying someone who can read to do it for you, it's worth it but make sure it's someone you can trust like a family member or someone you've known for most your life that hasn't tried to cheat you.

[@Nylon_riot]

Sigh. I am off the calamari too. More awareness needs to be spread.

[@ang8158]

Thanks Stephanie, you brought us all here. Squid is out the bag.

[@hedgehog.of.cydonia]

i want to cry because of that one squid, that spewed out ink, when it was pulled up. it wanted so badly to scare away whatever attacked him

[@sethnaugle984]

Seeing how people treat the world and the masses don't care hurts. I wish it could've gotten away as well. This isn't sustainable and I'm sure they probably just let them suffocate. I wish china cared. I know all countries aren't blameless but China has no regard as a government for the environment or the people. Make money by any means basically.

[@userxsjksls]

China is so dedicated this is crazy and sad at the same time

[@Dr.Rabbit7346]

7:20 This Poor animal is saying “Help me I have been abducted by Aliens”

[@klausg.6186]

Thanks to Sea Shepherd and the crew of the Ocean Warrior

[@msbuff]

Beautiful prose. Thanks for bringing attention to this.

[@garfield2742]

What makes one squidboat more brutal than the others?

[@percybayona9096]

I love so much the video because it shares import information about fishery. Is it possible a subtitle in Spanish? I need to share with my people, but they don't understand English.

[@orawal]

Absolutely breathtaking. Every aspect of this.

[@ZacchaeusNifong]

I love the typography of The New Yorker. 😅

[@ChrisTesch87]

Thanks Rotten Mango for opening my eyes to this. Not that I eat squid. But i certainly NEVER will now

[@soonheaven]

As a squid myself, I approve this message.

[@ilusith]

very well done, our dystopian future depicted very well here.

[@Sabarinathan-o1m]

The intro is just fantastic

[@ironmountain7907]

This was way more intense than I thought it was going to be.

[@Jaykmane]

lobsters and salmon are also high in demand but they are still plentiful because we use proper sustaining methods and limit the amount we catch.

[@jerolvilladolid]

I buy these china fished squids. They label it as "packed in vietnam" to avoid sanctions. It is 1/4th the price of local squid.

[@sforza209]

Your part of the problem

[@andressag1475]

Does anyone know the name of the font they used?

[@Dinzan_Writes]

Such amazing cinematography and colouring

[@ayoung2648]

Why did it end the video like this now its feels like it needs a part 2

[@seseafu6607]

Great story telling thank you

[@lookatmafit17]

its a bit sad that this doesnt get more views...its shot so well and cinematography is insane, felt like i was watching a movie!

[@ahkinda]

YT knew I watched Rotten Mango 👀

[@adhijournal]

thank you for telling this story.

[@MagickalCapricorn]

I don't understand how this is sustainable. 1:39

[@itsfy_]

its not

[@Mc061390]

I already don't eat Pork, Red Meat, or Chicken....but now this is making me not want to eat seafood =O

[@Dr.Rabbit7346]

What it’s not making you want to eat Chinese? 😅

[@John-mf6ky]

Wow, this is beautifully done!

[@mayalord984]

Thank you for Enlighten me 💔

[@leahm5882]

Why is there a terrified dog @ 7:20

[@michaelsiengo1]

Excellent documentary the oceans will stop producing but before that will be the rivers we are very close

[@needmoreramsay]

It is subtle but also very obvious; the narrator's story about his father is actually the experience of the squid !!

[@GreenEyeDoll]

Is there another video in English?!?

[@queenb3730]

beautifully done

[@Dr.Rabbit7346]

Thank you Rotten Mango 🥭 I had to hear the hissing myself 🦑

[@AwesomesMan]

only 1080p?

[@itsfy_]

buh

[@Luna-ii4mx]

I dont understand why people eat squid :( I feel sorry for them, I wonder how theyre not extinct already. Theyre eyes are so huge, I feel I can see into their soul and their suffering.

[@InevitableTruthTeller]

First, the locusts completely wipe out their immediate surroundings, then they move on to the next opportunity.

[@chickenfoot713]

This hurts watching this….

[@vivimundaca4170]

Im here after watching stefanie Soo video about the squid fishing deep sea like if U also here cuz of that

[@Dr.Rabbit7346]

Why does the shop not sell Vapes?

[@harrishariadi9329]

Why do they fish like that instead of using nets?

[@BT-ex7ko]

I'm assuming its to avoid bycatch.

[@edbrown6985]

And people wonder why there is no fish to catch. Give it 10 yrs and it will be much worse.

[@brilliantessence313]

Bold of you to assume that I have always eaten well.

[@someguydino6770]

take everything, take it all, take, take, take

[@Themonetvilleboys]

Tackletothepeople brought me here

[@mufki]

please spread this video for awareness

[@miapdx503]

Excellent. But the next time you make us read a documentary, please make the writing a little bigger? 😒

[@deserthunter73]

Wow. You really brought the brutality to light there. Expensive cigarettes. This must have been edited by the CCP.

[@terranman4702]

Horrible reality...... Perfect setting for some lovecraftian horror.

[@NeighborhoodBasketCase]

This is why I don’t eat seafood, I find this industry much more inhumane and destructive than the beef industry which is saying something

[@ybplays1629]

Which is why i catch all my own seafood now

[@j.v.bhartanta5073]

In fact many crew member in long line fishing ship dead, im part of crew member for 2 years

[@miamiinfinity5625]

No one cares about fishing…. It’s just food

[@ybplays1629]

What about the people trapped on slave boats

[@Butterzquid]

It’s not about the fishing it’s about the human exploitation

[@itsfy_]

dude what? care to explain your point

[@donaldcendana7288]

wow!!!! this is insane!!!

[@jimmydaddo9357]

These guys should be making 100,000 usd a year with how much money they are pulling in.

[@garybythesea]

Why is this a Taiwanese ship? It has traditional Chinese writing on it and marked Kaohsiung, a city in southern Taiwan.

[@MiaTheEclipse]

I came here after watching rotten mango😊

[@KenWillMortonMusic]

IF eVERYONE COULD PLEASE GET THEIR HEADS AROUND THE CONCEPT THAT IS REALITY- FINITUDE...squid are not "infinite"...the word gets abused, the numbers get skewed, the fact is all that is on this planet is FINITE.

[@itsfy_]

so?

[@jerolvilladolid]

Squids are the opposite of endangered... their populations are booming because of the warming climate and the absence of natural predators such as Tuna. It is environmentally healthy to fish as much squid as possible. They together with jellyfish are in danger of overwhelming the oceans

[@jasalexander-hain2601]

silly comment as we have wiped out tuna, shark all predatory fish populations so your answer is wipe out all else, if you did that then it will be sea worms and chips. solution is stop over fishing the predators as they will bring back the balance

[@thenavybluewolf5648]

The fishing isn't the problem confronted here, it is the poor working conditions and forced labor of the crew members. I don't care about the squid, but the industry is rife with human exploitation.

[@OGKringles]

when it showed the hundreds of boats my jaw dropped.

[@burung81]

because this is Taiwan's squid fleet. thats why the producer can go on board to film and document with intention to make it Chinese. both parties win.

[@ThizardOfOzz]

its crazy to me, cause squid is gross a f as far as food goes

[@srijala_bhujel]

So scary

[@Samtheraccoon1221]

I feel so bad for the squid

[@notbad4-45]

And now they are the alien spacecrafts abducting life.

[@Al-oe8ib]

Everything eats squid, taking out the base of the food chain, overfishing. in everyone else’s seas, is why there will be no fah in the oceans by 2048. Watch the film 2048 The End

[@jimmymartinez2585]

Over fishing is actually the problem 😅

[@leannyudasz567]

Me too

[@boriss.861]

One of China's Industrial fishing boats can catch 25% of Britain's allotted Fishing Quota in one Fill..

[@Krispy1011]

Its a reality - China has a super huge fishing fleet and wherever they go they decimate the area - and these Chinese fishing boats are also quasi- military boats and each one can be outfitted with missiles and weapons - so basically its a 1200 ship fleet Chinese military operation and it would take a huge amount of warships to defeat them! Beware!

[@bernicedavidson9994]

Never had sqid or calamari and most definatly never will now.

[@0xBorges]

This is how Soylent Green happens. This is a documentary about the death of the biosphere.

[@allandanguyen8214]

Just another food to add to the ever growing list that I do not consume on ethical grounds. The way things are going I am will end up a vegetarian.

[@storytimebuffet]

This is horrific. Why do we sit by and do nothing?

[@MsLars53]

Well i can confirm this a correct story because i was before my pension a captain on tankers vlccs suez max afromax etc when passing of south china sea the later years its tousands of fishing boats and navigating between this was a challenge and it is japaneese but mostly chineese depending of the boundaries you approach but belive the hole south china sea is full of this boats.

[@photheloveofmoney-te2el]

Like a friend of mine once said........ These people are the end of the world 🌍

[@brucepedersen4032]

Very selective for target species, little by catch. And "" hook and line "". Example of modern factory fishing. Nobody fished this way until refrigeration invented. Many countries do it. Problem is not enough statistical data to calculate catch and populations. We don’t know if overfishing. No data ?? 😢😢😢😢

[@cheetabis]

why are they allowed to board a dog on ship?

[@kelsonzin]

深海，黑暗，触须，不可名状....克苏鲁的凝望 Deep Sea, Dark Hollow, Sticky Tentacles, the Unnamable....Gazed by Cthulhu