New York Times reporter Ian Urbina discusses his series, The Outlaw Ocean.

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An estimated 90% of the world’s goods are carried by boats and ships over 140 million square miles of open waters. Policing that much area is virtually impossible. New York Times investigative reporter Ian Urbina, recently appeared on the Knowledge at Wharton show on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM to talk about his series, “The Outlaw Ocean.” Urbina was awarded a 2015 George Polk Award in Journalism in the foreign reporting category for the series.

The Knowledge at Wharton show airs 10 a.m.-12 p.m. EST Monday-Friday on Wharton Business Radio SiriusXM channel 111 with replays at 10 p.m.-midnight EST.

Image credit: By Felipe Skroski – originally posted to Flickr as underwater world, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4192797

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