At the Our Ocean Conference, Global Fishing Watch CEO Tony Long applauds Panama’s commitment to ultimate beneficial ownership
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As the 10th Our Ocean Conference discusses the future of digital oceans, Global Fishing Watch’s Tony Long and Paolo Domondon renew their call for a binding vessel tracking mandate to help deliver on the promise of 30×30.
Digital Eyes on the Ocean: How vessel tracking can support the 30×30 goal Read More »
Transparency is essential to promoting sustainable ocean governance and mitigating against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Through clear data-sharing practices such as vessel tracking, public registration, identification, ownership disclosure
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In Conversation with Courtney Farthing With 75 percent of industrial vessels evading public monitoring, Global Fishing Watch’s policy team is driving efforts for binding vessel tracking rules — and a new era of accountability at sea. The ocean plays a central role in feeding the planet and powering the global economy. According to estimates, more
New satellite analysis reveals widespread pollution from offshore oil operations threatening ocean and climate A surge in offshore oil and gas operations is leaving a slick trail of pollution across the world’s oceans, a new report from environmental watchdog SkyTruth has revealed. The report, titled Exposing the Environmental Costs of Offshore Oil: Greenhouse Gas
The offshore oil boom is fueling a climate crisis at sea Read More »
In Conversation with RocÃo Joo Using satellite data and machine learning, Global Fishing Watch is working to reveal human rights abuses in the fishing industry—and help authorities take action The open ocean remains one of the most challenging places on Earth for human rights enforcement. Covering more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, its
Unmasking Forced Labor at Sea: How AI Is Tracking Exploitation on the Open Ocean Read More »
Pilot study first to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions of all large industrial vessels operating in the ocean As part of our ongoing work to shine a light on all industrial activity at sea, we have, for the first time ever, mapped and estimated the emissions of all industrial vessels operating in the ocean. Our
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Backed by Global Fishing Watch, the new guidelines enhance vessels monitoring and mandate the integration of new open data technologies A new policy document adopted by the government of Panama is slated to help the Central American country improve controls of its international service fleet and boost transshipment oversight as part of a move to
Washington, D.C., UNITED STATES — Global Fishing Watch today released its 2024 annual report, showcasing a year of bold strides and critical breakthroughs in driving transparent and equitable ocean governance — from undertaking pioneering research on hidden human activity at sea and catalyzing policy change at the United Nations to joining forces with governments worldwide to advance their ocean management strategies.
Global Fishing Watch and TMT are pleased to introduce new vessel identity information and registry sources, supporting fisheries, compliance managers and stakeholders with more complete information when evaluating vessel identities, both past and current.Â
2025 March – Vessel Viewer and Vessels API – New vessel identity fields from TMT Read More »
What information can be accessed in the public apparent fishing effort dataset and what has changed in the latest release?
Ask the Expert: Amanda Lohmann, Data scientist, vessel tracking and behavior Read More »
Download our public and static apparent fishing effort dataset. This new dataset covers 2012-2024, adding four full years of data with nearly 370 million hours of fishing activity by over 141,000 unique Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) numbers that are broadcast in AIS messages. Collectively, the full dataset now includes approximately 695 million fishing hours by more than 192,000 unique MMSI.
SANTIAGO, Chile — On Friday, the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) concluded its 13th Annual Commission Meeting with a call for greater transparency in support of strong and effective fisheries management.
In Conversation with Cian Luck A conversation on the quest to unveil hidden fishing vessel activity at sea Cian Luck, a senior fisheries analyst with the global programs team at Global Fishing Watch, studies his computer screen. Shades of blue collide across his monitor to form a map of the Earth’s ocean while flares of
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Learn about the Patagonian toothfish fishery, its economic significance, and its role in the marine ecosystem’s balance.
