A ‘watershed moment’ at the U.N.’s leading fisheries forum signals growing momentum to put public data and technology at the heart of ocean governance, says Global Fishing Watch’s policy director.
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A practical new framework offers governments a cost-effective roadmap to improve vessel tracking systems, secure their waters and protect fisheries.
A notorious vessel wanted in several jurisdictions was recently seized by Indonesia. Here’s the story of how international cooperation between INTERPOL, Indonesia, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) – UK, Korea and Panama, together with Global Fishing Watch’s vessel tracking expertise, helped make it happen. Lea esta historia en Español aquí. […]
(Updated on 20 August 2026) Global Fishing Watch has temporarily paused data updates for Canada, Ecuador and the EU registries due to integration failures caused by source changes.
Depuis des générations, l’océan façonne l’identité, la prospérité et la résilience de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. De Saint-Louis et Joal, au Sénégal, aux économies maritimes du golfe de Guinée, l’océan est depuis des générations un pilier de subsistance, de sécurité alimentaire et de développement pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest.
For centuries, communities along Africa’s eastern coast have understood what today’s global policymakers are only now beginning to grasp: the ocean is more than just a vast space; it is the veritable lifeblood of economies, livelihoods and cultures.
Five new vessel registry data sources integrated to Vessel Viewer, expanding vessel information coverage for global fleets.
Eleven new behavior risk insights are now available in the data download portal. This new dataset helps practitioners and researchers identify and track vessels with a higher probability of engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
Global Fishing Watch has transitioned its unified AIS data service to Kpler.
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