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Latin America Highlights Transparency as Essential in Tackling Illegal Fishing
Countries embrace transparency-based strategy to promote fair and effective ocean governance The 34th Session of the Food and Agriculture [...]
New poll reveals demand for seafood traceability and public vessel tracking
Oceana calls on U.S. government to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the US seafood supply chain The [...]
A 2020 Analysis: Detecting the Dark Fleets in North Korea and Russia
Satellite technology reveals decline in illegal fishing activity in North Korean and Russian waters compared to previous years In [...]
Following Forced Labor in the World’s Fishing Fleets
On February 29, 2016, Argentinian authorities approached the HUA LI 8, a squid jigger flagged to China that had been observed [...]
New Study Unveils Risk of Forced Labor in Fisheries
Researchers leverage satellite data, machine learning, and human rights expertise to develop model that determines risk of forced labor [...]
2020 Hindsight: How a New Wave of Transparency Can Lead to Better Ocean Governance
Partnership and collective understanding will set the course for Global Fishing Watch’s work ahead And so ends another year—a [...]
Protecting Human Rights at Sea Starts with Access to Information
New collaboration between Global Fishing Watch and Human Rights at Sea aims to ensure policy and satellite technology solutions [...]
Global Fishing Watch Assists U.S. Coast Guard Patrol in the Pacific
International collaboration and information sharing are key to detecting suspicious vessels and achieving well-managed fisheries. The U.S. Coast Guard [...]
Leadership in Fisheries Management Will Help Bring Transparency to Latin American Waters
Costa Rica and Ecuador will join the Global Fishing Watch platform, furthering accountability of fishing activity in the region [...]