Sustainable Fisheries Management Begins with Vessel Tracking
Sustainable Fisheries Management Begins with Vessel Tracking International agreement to track vessels will bring greater accountability, build compliance and help protect fishers Overview Despite being
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Data-Driven Designation: How Technology is Supporting Marine Protection
Data-Driven Designation: How Technology is Supporting Marine Protection
Ask the Expert: Hannah Linder, Senior Manager, Data and Analysis
Ask the Expert Hannah Linder Senior Manager, Data and Analysis How do pipelines feed data into Global Fishing Watch’s map and how has the latest release standardized the process for future pipeline updates? Our map is based on satellite data
A Marine Conservation Breakthrough: How Latin America is Leading the Charge to Save Ocean Biodiversity
In Conversation with Carlos Chacon A Marine Conservation Breakthrough: How Latin America is Leading the Charge to Save Ocean Biodiversity Amid a deepening ocean crisis, Global Fishing Watch’s Carlos Chacon says Latin American countries are charting a course that
Papua New Guinea Leverages Global Fishing Watch Data in Fight Against Illegal Fishing
Combatting illegal fishing: the threat to sustainable ocean future. Learn about the impacts of IUU fishing and its toll on fish stocks and coastal communities.
Navigating Change: Panama’s Acceleration Toward Fisheries Transparency
As Panama’s new government takes office, its strengthened commitment to ocean management is building a new wave of momentum Political cycles are almost always accompanied by uncertainty. New leaders, new initiatives and new priorities forge a landscape of unknowns, leaving
Ask the Expert: Jose Angel Parreño, Front-end engineer
Ask the Expert Jose Angel Parreño Front-end engineer How does the technical framework behind Global Fishing Watch’s map support visualizations of large datasets? The Global Fishing Watch map allows anyone to analyze human activity taking place across the ocean at
Three Key Actions that FAO’s Committee on Fisheries Must Take for a Sustainable Ocean
COFI36 is set to tackle our ocean’s most pressing challenges — from IUU fishing to environmental degradation. But prompt action on greater transparency should be top priority. Opening of the 35th Session of the Committee on Fisheries Meeting at FAO
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
Technology Supports Marine Protection in the Mediterranean Sea
AI Offers Hope to Albatrosses threatened by Longline Fishing Fleets
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
Ask the Expert: Tim Hochberg, Senior machine learning engineer
Ask the Expert Tim Hochberg Senior machine learning engineer How do you match automatic identification system data with satellite imagery to identify publicly tracked vessels? Automatic identification systems, commonly referred to as AIS, transmit a ship’s position and alerts others
Ask the Expert: Pete Davis, Data scientist
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