C03 / Pacific / Indonesia
The debt and abuse that followed a crew to sea
Sanctions & labor findingsRead the file
Follow the sequence
From the recruitment office
to the final market.
Five stages for understanding a network. They are investigative questions—not an assertion that every operation or relationship is unlawful.
01 / Recruit the crew
Can a person refuse, leave or get paid?
Contracts, recruitment debt, document retention, threats and freedom to leave must be read together. The forced-labor question involves involuntariness and menace of a penalty, not simply whether work is unpleasant or dangerous.2910
The evidence to look for
- Recruitment promises and contracts
- Wages, debts and ability to leave
- Corroborated accounts and remedy records
C05 / South American ports
The people behind the port records
Documented contextRead the file
02 / Identify who controls the vessel
Which hull, which flag, whose decisions?
A flag, a registered owner, an operator and a beneficial owner are different things. Ordinary flag changes can be lawful. Fraudulent registration requires evidence of false or unauthorized registration; an AIS identity problem is a separate issue.2536
The evidence to look for
- Dated vessel identifiers and registry records
- Corporate control and management documents
- The rule and authorization in force at the time
C07 / Argentina
An Argentine flag does not tell the whole ownership story
Investigative reportingRead the file
C18 / SPRFMO fishing operations
Two ships. One transmitted identity.
Administrative findingRead the file
03 / Follow the offshore support
What moved between the ships?
Carriers, fuel and port services can keep an operation functioning. An AIS encounter does not prove a cargo transfer; a transfer does not automatically establish illegality. One documented case concerns recipients missing the required SPRFMO registration.052836
The evidence to look for
- Transfer declarations and cargo manifests
- Vessel and recipient authorizations
- Port arrivals, service records and inspections
C08 / Pacific / Atlantic
The ships that keep a fleet at sea
Investigative reportingRead the file
C17 / Southeast Pacific
The transfers to carriers outside the register
Administrative findingRead the file
04 / Follow the product and the money
Where was it caught, processed and sold?
Harvest origin, processing country and final market must remain separate. The U.S. processing-list case concerns labor practices. The Kaven criminal case concerns a documented wildlife-smuggling route. A financing relationship requires its own evidence and does not establish lender complicity.163537
The evidence to look for
- Species, weights and harvest documentation
- Customs declarations and trading companies
- Loan, collateral and guarantee disclosures
C10 / China → U.S. markets
The labor story does not end at the landing port
Administrative actionRead the file
C11 / Mexico → U.S. → China
Marine wildlife behind a furniture-company front
Guilty pleas & sentencingRead the file
05 / Follow the outcome
What changed after the headline?
An investigation, capture order, guilty plea, sanction and final judgment are different events. Outcomes can also change on appeal. A record should follow compensation, corrective action and current restrictions, without treating an order as proof that it was carried out.023435
The evidence to look for
- The latest judgment or regulator decision
- Company responses and appeal history
- Payments, remedies and current-status checks
C01 / Ecuador / Galápagos
The cargo that cost a carrier its freedom
Court judgmentRead the file
C16 / Argentina
The four ships that helped another escape inspection
Official enforcementRead the file