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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 [...]
How satellite data and artificial intelligence are putting a spotlight on our blue planet
Tony Long, CEO, Global Fishing Watch Imagine being told that a vital and valuable resource, found in [...]
Global Fishing Watch provides training to Peru’s vessel surveillance group
We were very pleased to complete a three day training session this month in Lima with the Peruvian Ministry [...]
Protecting Cocos Island
The Cocos Island National Park (CINP) is located in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, 532 km southwest of Costa Rica. [...]