Fishing communities are severely hurt as fish stocks collapse. The consequences of that also include increased migration to Spain's Canary Islands in search of work. Pursuing illegal fishing is extremely hard, but there's much more interest from states than others in doing it because after all, illegal fishing destroys livelihoods of many local communities. Many countries subsidize their fishing fleets and China is the biggest subsidizer. For instance, deep sea bottom trawling wouldn't be viable without diesel subsidies for building new vessels.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode