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How Oceana used Global Fishing Watch data to promote transparency at sea during 2018
With increased transparency, we can see beyond the horizon and address the threats facing our oceans. Global Fishing Watch’s [...]
Global Fishing Watch data key to MPA victory in Argentina
Camellia Williams is a Lead Writer at Vizzuality. See her original blog post here. We love hearing stories about [...]
Oil rigs alive: marine life abounds in unlikely places
Amber Jackson, Blue Latitudes There comes a time when the useful life of an oil platform comes [...]
A who’s who for the oceans: building a global database of fishing vessels
Jaeyoon Park, Data Scientist Our groundbreaking online map tracks the movements of commercial fishing vessels all over [...]
New map features – from improved custom layer uploads to updated MPA layers
Today, we are releasing an updated version of the Global Fishing Watch map that is easier to use and [...]
How can vessel tracking technology help to create true shark sanctuaries?
Darcy Bradley is a postdoctoral researcher at University of California - Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & [...]
“The blue paradox” published in PNAS
Can you actually make a problem worse by promising to solve it? That’s a conundrum that policymakers face — [...]
Canada takes aim at illegal fishing as momentum grows for global ocean action
Last week, G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers convened in Halifax, on Canada’s rugged Atlantic coast, to tackle some [...]
At the G7, youth call for innovation challenge and labelling standards to address IUU fishing
“Globally, 1 in 5 fish is caught illegally, resulting in losses of between USD$10 billion and $23.5 billion every [...]