# Chinese illegal fishing

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*John Kiriakou calls Chinese overfishing one of the world's biggest under-discussed problems, citing the near-extinction of Chilean sea bass and heavy overfishing of Alaskan and Atlantic cod, and recounting personally seeing Chinese fishing vessels in Antarctica on his honeymoon.*

- **Per Kiriakou:** One of the biggest under-discussed problems in the world
- **Species cited:** Chilean sea bass (near-extinct), Alaskan cod, Atlantic cod
- **Personal observation:** Chinese fishing vessels sighted in Antarctica during Kiriakou's honeymoon
- **Proposed remedy:** Joint Western diplomatic effort, including seizing vessels and fish

[John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou) calls Chinese illegal overfishing one of the biggest under-discussed problems in the world, saying China has fished Chilean sea bass nearly to extinction and has heavily overfished both Alaskan and Atlantic cod, species he says should instead be caught by American, Canadian, British, Irish, and Icelandic fleets.[1]

## A personal sighting, and a proposed remedy

Kiriakou says he personally saw Chinese fishing vessels in Antarctica while on his honeymoon there, and argues that Western governments need to make joint diplomatic efforts to stop Chinese illegal fishing, including seizing vessels and catch that drift into other nations' waters.[2]

## See also

- [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou)
- [China as economic threat](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/china-economic-threat)

## Sources

1. Deep Focus Podcast with John Kiriakou — The Global Power Struggles Reshaping the World (2026-06-28), at 27:42. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M0SqrsekWQ&t=1662s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-06-28-deep-focus-global-power-struggles/
2. Deep Focus Podcast with John Kiriakou — The Global Power Struggles Reshaping the World (2026-06-28), at 28:13. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M0SqrsekWQ&t=1693s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-06-28-deep-focus-global-power-struggles/

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