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Tracking the Global Footprint of Fisheries
In the 23 February 2018 issue of Science, along with research partners at University of California Santa Barbara, National Geographic Pristine [...]
The Dynamics of the Global Fishing Fleet – Interactive
Our research paper, “Tracking the global footprint of fisheries," was published today in Science. A key finding of the [...]
Our Dataset — Now Available
Today is an exciting day for the Global Fishing Watch Research program. Working with six partner institutions, we have published the [...]
Making the Case for Argentine MPAs
Commercial fishing is an important revenue source for Argentina, and the industry’s interests are strong, but the government is [...]
Collaborating, Adapting Algorithms for Peru’s VMS
Last week, members of our team traveled to Peru to participate in a workshop on fishing algorithms and data, co-hosted [...]
VMS Layer Now Available in Fishing Activity Map
On World Ocean Day in June 2017, we partnered with Minister Susi Pudjiastuti and the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs [...]
Understanding the Impacts of the Chinese Fishery Moratorium
Wei Zhou, ocean campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia’s Beijing office, used Global Fishing Watch to understand the impact of recent changes to [...]
Adding Nano-Satellite Data Doubles Our Resolution
Today, we are pleased to announce that, through a partnership with Spire Global, Inc, we have doubled the amount of data we [...]
Understanding Fishing Activity Around Ascension Island
Sam Weber worked previously for the Ascension Island Government and is currently at the University [...]