article_snippet.sent: they catch is then shipped back to Thailand, where it enters global markets, the Associated Press reported last month.
article_snippet.sent: Indonesia has some of the world's richest fishing grounds, and Indonesia estimates billions of dollars in seafood are stolen from Indonesia waters by foreign crews every year.
article_snippet.sent: Seafood caught by slaves mixes in with other fish at a number of sites in Thailand, including processing plants .
article_snippet.sent: Some were kept locked up in cages on Benjina and forced to catch fish which ends up in US supply chains .
article_snippet.sent: The year-long AP investigation used satellites to track seafood caught by the slaves from a large refrigerated cargo ship in Benjina to Thailand.
article_snippet.sent: The year-long AP investigation linked seafood caught by the slaves from a large refrigerated cargo ship in Benjina to Thailand to supply chains of some of America's largest supermarkets and retailers.
article_snippet.sent: The report prompted the US government and major seafood industry leaders to urge Thailand to end slavery at sea and to punish those responsible.
article_snippet.sent: Thailand's biggest seafood company, Thai Union Frozen Products, announced Thailand's biggest seafood company, Thai Union Frozen Products was cutting ties with a supplier after determining Thailand's biggest seafood company, Thai Union Frozen Products might be involved with forced labor and other abuses.