The Outlaw Ocean Project

Correspondence record · January 2023 – August 2026

929Discussions

Before publication, The Outlaw Ocean Project writes to every company, organization and agency named in an investigation, and puts the questions to them in full. This is the whole record — 2,044 messages sent and received across three investigations.

  • 2,044messages
  • 205discussions drew a reply
  • 22%reply rate
  • 3investigations

Three investigations, one record:

India38% replied26discussions

A Growing Goliath in Shrimp

58 messages, March 2024. 10 discussions drew a reply.

China31% replied450discussions

The Superpower of Seafood

1,311 messages, January 2023 – August 2024. 141 discussions drew a reply.

Food for Feed11% replied453discussions

The Price Paid Beyond the Plate

675 messages, September 2024 – August 2026. 54 discussions drew a reply.

What is a discussion? The whole correspondence with one company, organization or agency about one investigation: the inquiries sent, and any reply that came back. Where the company also appears in Bait to Plate, the crimes and concerns recorded against it and its supply chain are listed alongside.