© FAO/ Pier Paolo Cito COFI36 is set to tackle our ocean’s most pressing challenges — from IUU fishing to environmental degradation. But prompt action on greater transparency should be top priority. Opening of the 35th Session of the Committee on Fisheries Meeting at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. © FAO/ Pier Paolo Cito The […]
Global Fishing Watch Map EXPLORE OUR MAP The Global Fishing Watch map is the first open-access online platform for visualization and analysis of vessel-based human activity at sea. Powered by satellite technology and machine learning, the map merges multiple types of vessel tracking data to provide a view of global human activity at sea, including […]
Ask the Expert Luca Marsaglia Fisheries analyst, European Union What is the value of using research-derived datasets in analyses? Fisheries management is no simple task. The distribution of species, changes in productivity, management boundaries, illegal fishing and corruption are all factors that make oversight and governance of fisheries challenging. And the Mediterranean Sea is no exception. […]
Something we hear often about tracking vessels with Automatic Identification Signals (AIS) is that transponders can be turned off. Fishers that don’t want to be caught doing something illegal or questionable will simply “go dark.”
Vessel Viewer GO TO THE TOOL Partner: Vessel Viewer for private sector use Learn More Your view into vessel history and activity Powerful search Search up to 750,000 industrial fishing and non-fishing vessels through single or advanced profile search. Build custom vessel groups of interest to enable regular monitoring. Vessel profiles View vessel behavior, related […]
Latin American nation takes critical step forward in fisheries transparency, sharing vessel monitoring data on Global Fishing Watch Map
A partnership with Panama sheds light on the activities of one of the largest international fishing fleets, helping combat illegal fishing
Greater transparency needed to stop illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Members of the Med Sea Alliance, a diverse coalition of nonprofit organizations, today launched a new data atlas which, for the first-time, maps areas permanently closed to bottom trawling across the Mediterranean and investigates illegal trawling in these areas. The Atlas is an online tool […]
An innovative research project allows scientists to see through the eyes of seabirds to understand interactions with the Peruvian anchovy fishing fleet https://youtu.be/rI0Yj8aYhOE On any given day, you can find a wreck of seabirds soaring above the waters of Peru’s largest fishery—the anchovy—swooping down toward various fishing vessels hauling in their catch. These sentinels of […]
Collaboration on open data and technology to bolster maritime surveillance in West Africa A new partnership agreement between Benin and Global Fishing Watch aims to strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activities within the waters of the West African State. Under the memorandum of understanding, Global Fishing Watch will provide technical support, including fisheries […]
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