Publications

2024

Fernando Paolo, David Kroodsma, Jennifer Raynor, Tim Hochberg, Pete Davis, Jesse Cleary, Luca Marsaglia, Sara Orofino, Christian Thomas and Patrick Halpin (2024).
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2023

David Kroodsma (GFW), Joanna Turner (GFW), Cian Luck (GFW), Tim Hochberg (GFW), Nathan Miller (GFW), Philip Augustyn (BLI), Stephanie Prince (BLI)
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Katherine L. Seto, Nathan A. Miller, David Kroodsma, Quentin Hanich, Masanori Miyahara H, Rui Saito, Kristina Boerder, Masaki Tsuda, Yoshioki Oozeki, and Osvaldo Urrutia S. (2023).
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vessel identity

Jaeyoon Park, Jennifer Van Osdel, Joanna Turner, Courtney M. Farthing, Nathan A. Miller, Hannah L. Linder, Guillermo Ortuño Crespo, Gabrielle Carmine, David A. Kroodsma (2023).
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2022

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David A. Kroodsma, Timothy Hochberg, Pete B. Davis, Fernando S. Paolo, Rocío Joo, Brian A. Wong (2022).
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foraging albatrosses

Ana P.B.Carneiro, Bethany L.Clark, Elizabeth J. Pearmain, Tyler Clavelle, Andrew G.Wood, Richard A. Phillips. (2022).
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albatross

Heather Welch, Tyler Clavelle, Timothy D. White, Megan A. Cimino, Jennifer Van Osdel, Timothy Hochberg, David Kroodsma, Elliott L. Hazen. (2022).
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Internal waves western indian ocean

Juan A. Silva, María Ignacia Rivera-Hechem, Corinna Hong, Gage Clawson, Barbara Rose Hoover, Thomas Butera, Rodrigo Oyanedel, Gavin McDonald, Raymond Jakub, Umi Muawanah, Armen Zulham, Aki Baihaki, Christopher Costello. (2022).
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A P B Carneiro, M P Dias, S Oppel, E J Pearmain, B L Clark, A G Wood, T Clavelle, R A Phillips. (2022).
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Elizabeth R. Selig, Shinnosuke Nakayama, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, Henrik Österblom, Jessica Spijkers, Nathan A. Miller, Jan Bebbington, Jessica L. Decker Sparks. (2022).
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Freya C. Womersley, Nicolas E. Humphries, Nuno Queiroz, David W. Sims. (2022).
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2021

ocean waves

Lozano, A, et al, Decent work in fisheries: Current trends and key considerations for future research and policy. Marine Policy (2021). 
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Li, M, et al, Tracking industrial fishing activities in African waters from space. Fish and Fisheries (2021). 
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Fish

Sala, E, et al, Across borders: External factors and prior behavior influence North Pacific albatross associations with fishing vessels. Nature (2021). 
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Mediterranean Sea International Space Station Italy Europe Preview

Sala, E, et al, Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate. Nature (2021). 
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2020

Following Forced Labor in the World's Fishing Fleets

McDonald, G, C Costello, J Bone, R Cabral, V Farabee, T Hochberg, D Kroodsma, T Mangin, K Meng, O Zahn, Satellites can reveal global extent of forced labor in the world’s fishing fleet. PNAS (2020). Read the paper – Press release – Blog – Visual blog

Internal waves western indian ocean

Carmine, G, J Mayorga, N A Miller, J Park, P N Halpin, G O Crespo, H Österblom, E Sala, J Jacquet, Who is the high seas fishing industry?
OnEarth. (2020). Read the paper – Press release

Carrier vessel
Seto, K, N Miller, M Young, Q Hanich, Toward transparent governance of transboundary fisheries: The case of Pacific tuna transshipment. Marine Policy. (2020). Read the paper – Blog post
San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

White, TD, T Ong, F Ferretti, BA Block, DJ McCauley, F Micheli, GA De Leo, Tracking the response of industrial fishing fleets to large marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean. Conservation Biology. (2020). Read the paper

Shoreline of sand and ocean

Costello, C, K Millage, S Eisenbarth, E Galarza, G Ishimura, L L Rubino, V Saccomanno, U R Sumaila & K Strauss, Ambitious subsidy reform by the WTO presents opportunities for ocean health restoration. Sustainability Science. (2020). Read the paper

Chinese lighting vessels
Park, J, J.Lee, K Seto, T Hochberg, BA Wong, NA Miller, K Takasaki, H Kubota, Y Oozeki, S Doshi, M Midzik, Q Hanich, B Sullivan, P Woods, DA Kroodsma, Illuminating dark fishing fleets in North Korea. Sci. Adv. 6, eabb1197 (2020). Read the paper – Blog post – 2019 analysis – Media kit – Press release
Fisheries Transparency

Long, T, S Widjaja, H Wirajuda, S Juwana, Nature Food. 1, pages389–391(2020). Read the comment – Read the paper

ocean scene 2

Visalli, ME, BD Best, RB Cabral, WWL Cheung, NA Clark, C Garilao, K Kaschner et al. 2020. Data-driven approach for highlighting priority areas for protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. Marine Policy. 103927. Read the paper

Tuna Marine Protection

Villaseñor-Derbez, JC, J Lynham, C Costello. 2020. Environmental market design for large-scale marine conservation. Nature Sustainability. 1-7.  Read the paper  – Blog post

ship bow

Lynham, J, A Nikolaev, J Raynor, T Vilela, and JC Villaseñor-Derbez. 2020. Impact of two of the world’s largest protected areas on longline fishery catch rates. Nature Communications. 11, 979. Read the paper

2019

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Belhabib, D, WWL Cheung, DA Kroodsma, VWY Lam, PJ Underwood, J Virdin. 2019. Catching industrial fishing incursions into inshore waters of Africa from space. Fish and Fisheries. 00: 1– 14. Read paper – Blog post

Challenges an opportunities - Global Atlas of AIS
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Deterrence effect
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Net Primary Production
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Grey Reef Sharks
Queiroz, N, NE Humphries, […] DW Sims. 2019. Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nature. 572(7770), 461-466. – Blog post
Pasted Graphic
Guiet, J, E Galbraith, DA Kroodsma, B Worm. 2019. Seasonal variability in global industrial fishing effort. PLoS ONE. 14(5): e0216819.
VMS and VIIRS combined

Hsu, FC, CD Elvidge, K Baugh, M Zhizhin, T Ghosh, DA Kroodsma, A Susanto, W Budy, M Riyanto, R Nurzeha, and Y Sudarja. 2019. Cross-Matching VIIRS Boat Detections with Vessel Monitoring System Tracks in Indonesia. Remote Sensing. 11(9), 995. Read paper

A Pacific bluefin
White, TD, F Ferretti, DA Kroodsma, EL Hazen, AB Carlisle, KL Scales, SJ Bograd and BA Block. 2019. Predicted hotspots of overlap between highly migratory fishes and industrial fishing fleets in the northeast Pacific. 

2018

Fishing Vessels in Port
Dureuil, M, K Boerder, KA Burnett, R Froese, B Worm. 2018. Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot. 
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Ford, JH, D Peel, D Kroodsma, BD Hardesty, U Rosebrock, C Wilcox. 2018. Detecting suspicious activities at sea based on anomalies in Automatic Identification Systems transmissions. 

Sharks

Bradley, D, J Mayorga, DJ McCauley, RB Cabral, P Douglas, SD Gaines. 2018. Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries. 

fishing

McDermott, GR, KC MengGG McDonaldCostello. 2018. The blue paradox: Preemptive overfishing in marine reserves.   – Reply to Hanich et al

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Kroodsma, DA, J Mayorga, T Hochberg, N.A. Miller, K Boerder, F Ferretti, A Wilson, B Bergman, T.D. White, B.A. Block, P Woods, B Sullivan, C Costello, B Worm. 2018. Response to Comment on “Tracking the global footprint of fisheries.” Science. 361(6404), eaat7789. Read the response

high seas longline fleet
Ortuno Crespo, G, D.C. Dunn, G Reygondeau, K Boerder, B Worm, W Cheung, D.P. Tittensor, P Halpin. 2018. The environmental niche of the global high seas pelagic longline fleet. Science Advances. 4(8): EAAT3681. Read paper – Blog post – Press release
ocean

McCauley, DJ, C Jablonicky, E.H. Allison, C.D. Golden, F.H. Joyce, J Mayorga, and D Kroodsma. 2018. Wealthy countries dominate industrial fishing. Science Advances. 4(8):EAAU2161.  Read paper – Press release

Transshipment photo Digital Globe
Boerder, K, NA Miller, B Worm. 2018. Global hot spots of transshipment of fish catch at sea. Science Advances. 4(7), eaat7159. Read paper – Press release
Transshipment photo
Miller NA, A Roan, T Hochberg , J Amos  and DA Kroodsma. 2018. Identifying Global Patterns of Transshipment Behavior. Front. Mar. Sci. 5:240. Read paper – Blog post – Press release
ocean
Sala, E, J Mayorga, C Costello, D Kroodsma, M.L.D. Palomares, D Pauly, U.R. Sumaila, D Zeller. 2018. The Economics of High Seas Fishing. Science Advances. 4(6), eaat2504. Read paper – Blog post– TED Talk – National Geographic special feature
saltelite

Dunn, DC, C Jablonicky, GO Crespo, DJ McCauley, DA Kroodsma, K Boerder, KM Gjerde, PN Halpin. 2018. Empowering High Seas Governance with Satellite Vessel Tracking Data. Fish and Fisheries. 19(4), 729-739. Read paper

fishes
Cabral, RB, J Mayorga, M Clemence, J Lynham, S Koeshendrajana, U Muawanah, D Nugroho, Z Anna, Mira, A Ghofar, N Zulbainarni, S Gaines, C Costello. 2018. Rapid and lasting gains from solving illegal fishing. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2: 650–658. Read paper – Blog post
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Kroodsma, DA, J Mayorga, T Hochberg, NA Miller, K Boerder, F Ferretti, A Wilson, B Bergman, TD White, BA Block, P Woods, B Sullivan, C Costello, B Worm. 2018. Tracking the Global Footprint of Fisheries. Science. 359, 6378: 904-908. Read paper – Paper Summary – Data Interactive

2017

vessel tracker - overshising map
Kroodsma, DA, NA Miller, A Roan. 2017. The Global View of Transshipment: Revised Preliminary Findings. Global Fishing Watch, SkyTruth. Read paper – Blog post

2016

Wale photo

Kroodsma, DA, Sullivan B. Protecting Marine World Heritage from space. 2016. The Future of the World Heritage Convention for marine conservation: celebrating 10 years of the World Heritage Marine Programme. 35-48. Read paper

Shark in ocean
White, TD, AB Carlisle, DA Kroodsma, BA Block, R Casagrandi, GD De Leo, M Gatto, F. Micheli, DJ McCauley. Assessing the effectiveness of a large marine protected area for reef shark conservation. Biological Conservation. 207: 64–71. Read paper – Blog post
fishing

Jablonicky, C, D McCauley, D Kroodsma, K Boerder, D Dunn. 2016. Satellite tracking to monitor area-based management tools & identify governance gaps in fisheries beyond national jurisdiction. Policy Brief. Nereus Program. Read paper

fishing vessels in coast

Robards, MD, GK Silber, JD Adams, J Arroyo, D Lorenzini, K Schwehr, J Amos. 2016. Conservation science and policy applications of the marine vessel Automatic Identification System (AIS)—a review. Bulletin of Marine Science. 92: 75–103. Read paper

home map
de Souza, EN, K Boerder, S Matwin, B Worm. 2016. Improving Fishing Pattern Detection from Satellite AIS Using Data Mining and Machine Learning. PLOS ONE. 11, e0158248. Read paper – Blog post
Tracking Vessel Activity
McCauley, DJ, P Woods, B Sullivan, B Bergman, C Jablonicky, A Roan, M Hirshfield, K Boerder, B Worm. 2016. Ending hide and Seek at Sea. Science 351: 1148-1150. Read paper – Blog post
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