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Protecting Cocos Island
The Cocos Island National Park (CINP) is located in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, 532 km southwest of Costa Rica. [...]
Predicting the distribution of the high seas longline fleet
Guillermo Ortuño Crespo, member of The Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab at Duke University As the extent and [...]
Machine learning and satellite data provide the first global view of transshipment activity
Nate Miller, Data Scientist, SkyTruth This week marks the publication of the first-ever global assessment of transshipment [...]
Identification of ‘dark vessels’
Using bright lights to reveal the 'dark' fleet Christopher Elvidge with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s [...]
Satellite tracking shows the economics of much high seas fishing does not add up
Kristina M. Gjerde, Senior High Seas Advisor. IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme As the countdown continues [...]
Data sharing key to building the transparency needed to assess and respond to ocean risk
Global Fishing Watch discusses the use of technology at the first ever Ocean Risk Summit, Bermuda 8-10th May [...]
Investigation into seized toothfish vessel highlights need for transparency
Tony Long, CEO Global Fishing Watch I’ve followed with interest the recent interception by the Indonesian navy [...]
Fighting Illegal Fishing
Researchers explore an alternative pathway to fast-tracking the global recovery of fisheries By Julie Cohen Short-term pain for long-term gain. [...]
Tackling Unknowns to Advance Ocean Sustainability
Furthering innovation and collaboration is at the heart of Global Fishing Watch’s mission to advance responsible stewardship of our oceans [...]