Once under international scrutiny for shortcomings in fleet oversight, the Central American country is emerging as a model for transparency, coordinated monitoring and stronger fisheries management.
After opening its fishing vessel tracking data to the public, Brazil is showing how transparency can drive effective stewardship of one of the world's largest ocean territories.
This year’s first fishing season for Peruvian anchovy opens on May 4th and for the first time ever anyone can track the fishing fleet as the season progresses, thanks to the recent agreement to publish Peru’s vessel data via Global Fishing Watch’s public map. En español Monitoring of the Peruvian anchovy fleet using the national Vessel Tracking […]
New data reveals suspected vessel rendezvous at sea and sheds light on the ‘dark’ fleet To mark World Oceans Day, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) has increased ocean transparency by releasing the first-ever ‘live’ global view of likely transshipping at sea — a practice that can mask illegal fishing activity, and imagery of night-time fishing and its location, exposing […]
Costa Rica and Global Fishing Watch (GFW), working with the Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre and the Fundación Pacífico, have entered into an agreement to advance transparency in the country’s fisheries. Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Environment and Energy signed a letter of intent on May 2nd to make the […]
This letter from Andy Sharpless first appeared on Oceana’s blog. Read the Spanish translation here. I am writing to you from Peru, where I have just witnessed Oceana’s team win an exciting victory.
Global Fishing Watch, PACÍFICO and the Forever Costa Rica Association applaud Costa Rica’s decision to share vessel tracking data and its commitment to enhancing monitoring and control of its waters San José, Costa Rica – The Costa Rican government today announced an agreement to make its vessel tracking data available through Global Fishing Watch (GFW), […]
When satellite data revealed fishing inside the Coiba Ridge sanctuary, Panamanian authorities turned to Global Fishing Watch for help. Less than a year later, vessel tracking shows a drop in illegal activity.
With increased transparency, we can see beyond the horizon and address the threats facing our oceans. Global Fishing Watch’s (GFW) mapping platform increases the transparency of commercial fishing activities worldwide, empowering Oceana and others to expose problems that were once out of sight, far from our coasts. Oceana analysts, part of Oceana’s Illegal Fishing and […]
Transparency in Focus: Chile Chile’s journey to effective vessel tracking and science-based fisheries management Chile is home to one of the world’s most robust fisheries management systems, built on transparency and accountability. At the heart of this system is a public vessel monitoring program that tracks the movements of industrial and artisanal fishing fleets, providing […]
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