How Transparency Can Help Reshape the Seafood Supply Chain
Why vessel-level visibility and cross-platform collaboration should be the new benchmarks for mitigating risk in global tuna fisheries
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At UNOC3, the World Finally Talks Transparency — Now, Will it Act?
NICE, France — As the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) closed today, global leaders showed tentative signs of moving beyond business as usual. Tucked into the ocean summit’s final outcome document, delegates finally recognized technology and transparency as critical tools to protecting our ocean and meeting global sustainability targets like 30x30
Open Ocean Research Grant Program
Open Ocean Research Grant Program Contact: [email protected] Global Fishing Watch’s Open Ocean Research Grant program aims to enhance ocean governance by sharing data on human activity at sea by bringing together global research partners to maximize the impact of open marine data. Our inaugural 2025 cohort features 10 standout projects currently working on actionable solutions […]
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New Data Reveals Bottom Trawling In Protected Areas
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 […]
Systematic Data Analysis Reveals False Vessel Tracks
Analysis of tracking data from automatic identification system broadcasts reveals vessel locations have been simulated for a number of ships, including military vessels. This false information could compromise vessel safety, decrease confidence in a crucial collision avoidance system and potentially spark international conflict. Over the years, data analysts working with Global Fishing Watch and SkyTruth […]
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
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 […]