Illegal fishing, disappearing squid, and ghost ships — a mystery has been unraveling in East Asia's seas. Researchers have discovered an eco-crisis in the waters off North and South Korea, and there’s a human cost. Local fisherman are struggling to make a living and dying while trying. Global Fishing Watch joins The Take to shed light on the environmental and human costs of squid fishing.

In this episode: 

Jaeyoon Park (@Jaeyoon_GFW), Senior Data Scientist for Global Fishing Watch.

For more:

North Korea’s Ghost Ships by Al Jazeera's 101 East

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Illegal fishing, disappearing squid, and ghost ships —&nbsp;a mystery has been unraveling in East Asia's seas. Researchers have discovered an eco-crisis in the waters off North and South Korea,&nbsp;and there’s a human cost. Local fisherman are struggling to make a living and dying while trying. Global Fishing Watch&nbsp;joins The Take&nbsp;to&nbsp;shed&nbsp;light on the environmental and human costs of&nbsp;squid fishing.In this episode: Jaeyoon Park (<a href="https://twitter.com/jaeyoon_gfw?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Jaeyoon_GFW</a>), Senior Data Scientist&nbsp;for <a href="https://globalfishingwatch.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Fishing Watch</a>.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/program/101-east/2019/12/12/north-koreas-ghost-ships/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North Korea’s Ghost Ships</a> by Al Jazeera's 101 EastConnect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>)

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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