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The Global Atlas of AIS-based Fishing Activity
In 2018, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) published the first ever global maps of fishing activity using AIS data. These [...]
On the frontline against illegal fishing in the world’s biggest ocean
Global Fishing Watch data assists US Coast Guard patrol in the Pacific. The 2019 patrol produced a threefold increase in [...]
Are unauthorized foreign vessels deterred from fishing inside Exclusive Economic Zones?
Gabriel Englander, PhD candidate, University of California, Berkeley. Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics. Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) are [...]
Does iron supply play a role in wild fish?
Eric D Galbraith, professor at McGill University and associate faculty at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, shares his journey [...]
Global Fishing Watch holds workshops with authorities in Peru’s three main fishing ports
Global Fishing Watch recently met with port authorities and offered training on its commercial fishing activity platform in three [...]
Breakthroughs in Science: The Global Fishing Watch Research Program
Why is Global Fishing Watch (GFW), a non-profit organization, investing so much effort into collaborating with scientists to publish [...]
Tracking where sharks and ship overlap
Nuno Queiroz and a team of over 150 scientists recently published “Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the [...]
The capture of the MV NIKA: a case of illicit fishing and a showcase for how to beat it
A notorious vessel wanted in several jurisdictions was recently seized by Indonesia. Here’s the story of how international cooperation [...]
For better or worse, technology is taming the high seas
Ahead of World Oceans Day 2019, Tony Long, Global Fishing Watch CEO, reflects on how a technology revolution is [...]