Russian illegal king crab poaching is worth at least $700 million (€514.8 million) a year, according to the country's government.
They’re part of the bigger, global industry of pirate fishing, which the conservation group Oceana estimates takes at least $10 billion (€7.4 billion) — and maybe more than double that — of seafood a year from the world’s waters in violation of various national and international laws.
The crab poachers are also a key part of the global supply chain, reported Bloomberg Businessweek.
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