Stories and Updates All 30 analysis capacity development fishing ocean governance research science technology Press Release Global Fishing Watch launches first global blueprint to help governments strengthen vessel tracking The comprehensive guide offers more than 70 practical recommendations to leverage ocean transparency for better ocean governance September 10, 2026 Brief Vessel Tracking Best Practices Guide: […]
Global Ocean Mapping Related expert: David Kroodsma Imagine a world where every commercial vessel and every industrial structure on the ocean is monitored in near real-time—a world where decision makers and the public have access to detailed insights into maritime operations. Global Fishing Watch is on the way to making this a reality through a […]
Global Fishing Watch believes in the power of sharing meaningful data publicly and freely. Because anyone around the world may be using and sharing Global Fishing Watch data on vessel identity, location, estimated events, and associated registry records publicly, we must ensure this public output is of the highest confidence and also the most conservative […]
© 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 […]
Last year, Dr. Doug McCauley told the New York Times that humanity may be on the verge of creating a mass extinction in the seas unless we can rapidly change our course. McCauley and his colleagues had just published a paper in Science magazine on the health of the oceans that drew a lot of […]
La pêche vue de l’espace : l’empreinte mondiale de la pêche industrielle enfin dévoilée Les données satellitaires montrent que la pêche exploite une zone quatre fois plus vaste que les zones agricoles. Washington DC, le 22 février — Une étude publiée ce jour dans Science apporte un éclairage sur l’ampleur de la pêche mondiale – jusqu’aux déplacements […]
Study reveals 75 percent of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new study published today in the journal Nature offers an unprecedented view of previously unmapped industrial use of the ocean and how it is changing. The groundbreaking study, led by Global Fishing Watch, uses machine learning […]
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. […]
Vessel Viewer informs decision-making and operational planning for ports, insurance and seafood supply chains Few industries are as hard to monitor as commercial fishing, and few products as hard to trace as seafood. The challenges range from knowing a fishing vessel’s identity and what they are doing on the ocean’s vast expanses—and the history of […]
A traditional Fijian welcoming ceremony complete with meke dancing. Giant sculptures of sea creatures made of ocean trash along the East River. Announcements of MPA designations and other commitments to marine conservation by leaders from all over the world. As our Global Fishing Watch team arrived at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York […]
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