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Illegal Fishing Hotspot Identified in Northwest Indian Ocean
Nearly 200 Iranian vessels detected in Somali and Yemeni waters represent one of the world’s largest illegal fishing operations. [...]
Peruvian Fisheries Experience Massive Decline in Activity from COVID-19
One of world's biggest fishing nations faces economic setbacks, turns to artisanal fleet for food security This is the [...]
Life Below Water: Transparency and Innovation will Help Build Ocean Resilience
Meaningful ocean action is needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14, says United Nations Ambassador https://youtu.be/vBJJoYwcv6s Ambassador Peter Thomson, [...]
Illuminating global fishing activity with satellite AIS
This article was produced and first published by our data partner, Spire Global. Transparency in a whole new light [...]
Track and trace: transparent and digitized fishing data is crucial to ocean resilience
Recovery from COVID-19 will require greater transparency in commercial fishing activity Tony Long, CEO Global Fishing Watch [...]
AIS ship tracking data shows false vessel tracks circling above Point Reyes, near San Francisco
Analysis from SkyTruth and Global Fishing Watch shows ship tracks jumping thousands of miles from their true locations. Bjorn [...]
Global fisheries during COVID-19
This blog post is the first in a series that we will be releasing on the effects of COVID-19 [...]
Life Below Water: Prioritizing safe and decent working conditions for fishers and fisheries observers
Two months ago, the death of fisheries observer Eritara Aati Kaierua was reported in Pacific waters, leading to an [...]
New partnership aims to build a better understanding of the ocean
Paul Woods Mogens L. Mathiesen Paul Woods, Chief Innovation Officer with Global Fishing Watch and [...]