In the Mediterranean, a Lack of Accessible Information is Undermining Fisheries Management
Scaling vessel tracking and data access is vital for marine protection, argues Mariagrazia Graziano
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Rapa Nui: Strengthening Indigenous Ocean Stewardship Through Marine Manager
On this remote island, the ocean is identity and heritage. Now, thanks to satellite technology, it is also the foundation for a resilient future.
Open ocean project timeline
Open Ocean Project Timeline The open ocean project details our efforts in building an interactive online map that publicly reveals all industrial human activity at sea. Follow our progress toward this audacious goal to transform ocean management by making the invisible visible. September2025Partnering with Planet to bring coastal waters and small vessels into focus High-resolution […]
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Promoting ocean transparency together Global Fishing Watch and the Costa Rican Fisheries and Aquaculture Institute (Incopesca) began their formal collaboration in July 2020 after signing a memorandum of understanding to share the monitoring data of fishing vessels from the Central American country on the Global Fishing Watch map. With the technological support of […]
Five New Vessel Registry Data Sources Integrated
Five new vessel registry data sources integrated to Vessel Viewer, expanding vessel information coverage for global fleets.
Marine Manager Enhances Coastal Conservation Efforts
Monitoring portal helps Guyana track increased vessel traffic from growing oil and gas industry Shell Beach is Guyana’s only coastal protected area and a renowned sea turtle nesting area. © Reel Guyana When a major global energy company discovered oil and gas reserves off the coast of Guyana in 2015, the nonprofit group Guyana Marine Conservation […]
New partnership to strengthen transparency in fisheries in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
San José, Costa Rica –The global non-profit organisation, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) and PACÍFICO, a coordination platform comprised of four environmental funds in Central and Latin America, have entered into a formal collaboration with the objective to support Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama in their efforts to advance transparency and monitoring of fishing activity. Through […]
Brazil’s Bold Vision: Harnessing Open Data to Shape Smarter, More Sustainable Ocean Policies
From protecting remote marine sanctuaries to informing major energy decisions, Brazil’s environmental authorities are showing how technology and open data can improve ocean governance.
Vessel Detections Dataset From Sentinel-1 SAR
Updates to the data download portal include a new vessel detections dataset and SAR detection footprints.
Data Transparency and Effective Monitoring Drive Compliance in Chilean Patagonian Toothfish Fishery
Learn about the Patagonian toothfish fishery, its economic significance, and its role in the marine ecosystem's balance.