The Next Frontier of Ocean Governance: AI, Satellites and Transparency
Dr. Jennifer Raynor discusses the rapid evolution of AI-enabled vessel tracking technologies and how this technology can drive better decisions at sea.
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SAR Vessel Detection and Fixed Infrastructure Pipeline Restored
Following the official retirement of the ESA Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite, our imagery data pipeline was temporarily affected but has now been fully restored with the new Copernicus Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-1D satellite data.
IMO Numbers for Fishing Vessels: Why Permanent Identification Matters
Closing critical gaps in global fisheries oversight requires standardized identification
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Risk Insights
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Risk Insights Global Fishing Watch identified 11 illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing risk insights based on a comprehensive literature review of IUU fishing reporting. In the review, a total of 83 citations referenced vessel tracking data in the context of IUU fishing detection. Of those citations, 40 were reports […]
Chile to publish vessel tracking data through Global Fishing Watch
Oceana and Global Fishing Watch Applaud Chile’s Leadership on Fisheries Transparency The Chilean government today signed an agreement to make its vessel tracking data publicly available through the Global Fishing Watch (GFW) map, which tracks the movements of commercial fishing* vessels in near real-time. The agreement, which was made between Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture […]
Marine Manager: New Analysis and Environmental Features
Access new wind and currents datasets and enhanced analysis of uploaded datasets.
Global Fishing Watch 2018 – the year in transparency
After just over a year at the helm, Global Fishing Watch CEO, Tony Long, reflects on how a freely accessible and near real-time digital map of the global ocean is exposing illegal fishing and changing the rules of the game, and calls on all governments to contribute data and join the movement for universal transparency. […]
A Data Revolution is Bringing Transparency to the World’s Largest Ocean
In the fight against illegal fishing, Pacific nations are increasingly turning to technology for visibility over their waters
Peru’s Vessel Tracking Data Now Publicly Available Through Global Fishing Watch
Global Fishing Watch and Oceana applaud Peru’s leadership on fisheries transparency Washington, D.C. Friday October 26th – As world leaders prepare to gather in Bali, Indonesia for the fifth-annual Our Ocean conference, Peru has taken bold action to make its national vessel tracking data publicly available for the first time through Global Fishing Watch (GFW). […]
Half the Ocean? A Response to the University of Washington’s Blog
On the pages of Science Magazine (comment and response), Twitter, the University of Washington’s Sustainable Fisheries blog, and The Atlantic, my co-authors and I have engaged in a healthy debate with University of Washington researchers about how to measure the global footprint of fisheries. This exchange has helped raise awareness of different ways to measure, understand, and […]