Datasets API for Fixed Infrastructure Detections
A new API allows users to visualize changes in fixed offshore infrastructure over time.
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Global Fishing Watch responds to the 2024 State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report
According to the 2024 SOFIA report, our ocean’s future hangs in the balance. Chief Program Officer, Paolo Roberto Domondon, argues that greater transparency can drive decisive action. The 2024 State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report once again spotlights the increasingly critical role fisheries and aquaculture play in ensuring our planet’s economic and
Global Fishing Watch and Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission forge partnership in fight against illegal fishing
The two organizations will leverage ‘cutting-edge technology’ to accelerate ocean sustainability efforts in Central Africa LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance, and the Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission (COREP), an intergovernmental body comprising 11 African nations, today launched a new strategic partnership aimed at addressing
Vessel Detections Dataset From Sentinel-1 SAR
Updates to the data download portal include a new vessel detections dataset and SAR detection footprints.
New Vessel Detections Dataset in APIs
Vessel detections from Sentinel-1 SAR are now available through our 4Wings API.
Better Ocean Governance Requires Cross-Sector Collaboration
Governments and civil society must work together to harness the full power of transparency and technology, says Luke Bantock Enhancing ocean governance starts with understanding what goes on at sea and empowering people everywhere to act on that knowledge. At Global Fishing Watch, we are driven by our mission to make the invisible visible—harnessing advanced
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Global Fishing Watch Commends Senegal’s Publication of Fishing Vessel List
Program manager for West and Central Africa, Dame Mboup, applauds Senegalese Ministry’s latest move towards greater transparency. But, he adds, more can still be done. DAKAR, Senegal – The Government of Senegal’s decision to publish the list of vessels authorized to fish in its national waters is a welcome and much-needed measure towards a
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Error in Underlying AIS and VMS Data
Errors in fishing effort and fishing event data have been fully resolved.
At Our Ocean Conference, Global Fishing Watch welcomes international partnerships to enhance ocean management
Key collaborations will bolster fisheries governance through greater transparency, data-sharing and policy reform ATHENS, Greece – Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through transparency of human activity at sea, has announced three pioneering collaborations with Greece, Panama and the West African Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) in a bid to
New Vessel Insights
Vessel identity and activity insights are now available in Vessel Viewer and our APIs.
Technology Supports Marine Protection in the Mediterranean Sea
Mapping protected areas in the Mediterranean helps shine a light on illegal bottom trawling
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Research Helps Unmask Shifting Vessel Identities in the Global Fishing Fleet
Using multiple data sources, researchers gain new understanding of vessel reflagging and potential unauthorized activity
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New Environmental Layers
Access 12 new environmental datasets and enhanced visualization of uploaded datasets in Marine Manager.
Satellite mapping reveals extensive industrial activity at sea – video
As a historic governance gap closes, accessible and actionable data remain key to delivering real protection for marine biodiversity, says Global Fishing Watch CEO Tony Long
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New Detections From Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAR vessel and fixed infrastructure detections are now available in new layers.