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Predictive Analytics to Forecast Illegal Fishing Risk in Mexico
A new collaboration aims to make management at sea more cost-effective using cutting-edge technology Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) [...]
New Study Claims Information Sharing is Key to Transparency in International Fisheries
Pacific case study suggests greater transparency will improve legitimacy and sustainability of tuna fisheries Transshipment, the transfer of catch [...]
Life Below Water: Ensuring Legal Seafood Starts with Supporting Fisheries Workers
Transparency of vessel information will protect fisheries observers and help create a culture of compliance Papua New Guinea: [...]
Transshipment Portal Shows Carrier Vessels Loitering in Waters off West Africa
Tracking refrigerated cargo ships, commonly called reefers, can help address illegal fishing in the Gulf of Guinea Transshipment, or [...]
Study Uses Satellite Technology to Reveal How Fisheries Respond to Marine Protection
A team of scientists investigate benefits of large marine protected areas Standing at sea level, looking out at the [...]
Spotting transshipment with an ocean of AIS data
Find out how Global Fishing Watch’s carrier vessel portal promotes ocean sustainability by tracking transshipment with the help of AIS [...]
Life Below Water: Celebrating 25 Years of Collaboration for Responsible Fisheries
Innovative use of data and technology can support the implementation of historic, flagship policies October 2020 brings the 25th [...]
Follow the lights: Squid Fishing in the Southeast Pacific Ocean
Satellite technology illuminates foreign and domestic vessels in search of one of Peru’s most valuable catches Asiatic squid [...]
Global Fishing Watch Data Reveals Ships Speed through Endangered Whale Habitat
Morgan Visalli is a project scientist at the Benioff Ocean Initiative at the University of California Santa Barbara, [...]