Ask the Expert Pete Davis Data scientist What challenges exist in identifying offshore oil and wind structures when developing fixed infrastructure models? Creating a picture of what’s taking place beyond the horizon is far from easy. Our recent study analyzed 2 million gigabytes of satellite imagery to detect vessels and offshore infrastructure in coastal waters […]
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Ask the Expert Fernando Paolo Senior remote sensing machine learning engineer How is satellite data used to map human activity at sea? Analyzing large data streams of satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical imagery–a core component of the work we do at Global Fishing Watch–requires a complex workflow. A constellation of satellites image the
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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.
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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
The Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) had the opportunity to support the Africa Nemo 23.04 joint patrol in the Gulf of Guinea. The annual patrol is a collaborative effort led by the French Navy responsible for the Atlantic Area (CECLANT) and included the navies of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, the European Fisheries Control Agency
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
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AI Offers Hope to Albatrosses threatened by Longline Fishing Fleets
AI Offers Hope to Albatrosses Threatened by Longline Fishing Fleets Read More »
The Joint Analytical Cell finds a Chinese-linked squid fleet manipulating vessel identities and locations The Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) published a new collaborative analysis examining a fleet of Chinese-linked distant-water squid fishing vessels displaying behavior that indicates efforts to hide fishing activity, including possible illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) activity. Specific cases were identified by
NEW YORK – Â Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (U.K.) announced during the 78th session of the U.N. General Assembly their commitment to support the Joint Analytical Cell (JAC), a collaborative initiative which provides authorities with the intelligence, analysis, and capacity building needed to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)
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Momentum builds in Pacific as Palau joins progressive countries committed to publicly sharing vessel tracking data NEW YORK, U.S. – Global Fishing Watch welcomes a new partnership with Palau that aims to strengthen sustainable fisheries management and promote transparency as a principle of ocean governance. The agreement, which was signed between Global Fishing Watch and
Advances in Satellite Radar Analysis Help Reveal Fishing Activity
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Satellite Radar Imagery Helps Reveal the True Scale of Hidden Fishing
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USD $60 million funding will catalyze a new initiative to apply AI and satellite data to help end illegal fishing and safeguard the ocean
Latin American nation joins growing movement in support of better ocean governance
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With support from fishing industry, Papua New Guinea shares its tuna vessel monitoring data on the Global Fishing Watch map
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