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A dark map of the world shows glowing orange and teal lines tracing major sea routes and shipping lanes across the oceans, highlighting global maritime traffic patterns.

The offshore oil boom is fueling a climate crisis at sea

  New satellite analysis reveals widespread pollution from offshore oil operations threatening ocean and climate A surge in offshore oil and gas operations is leaving a slick trail of pollution across the world’s oceans, a new report from environmental watchdog SkyTruth has revealed. The report, titled Exposing the Environmental Costs of Offshore Oil: Greenhouse Gas

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Panama strengthens oversight of its international fleet with a new transshipment monitoring policy

Backed by Global Fishing Watch, the new guidelines enhance vessels monitoring and mandate the integration of new open data technologies A new policy document adopted by the government of Panama is slated to help the Central American country improve controls of its international service fleet and boost transshipment oversight as part of a move to

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Global Fishing Watch data used for breakthrough study on whale-ship collisions

Research demonstrates need for increased oversight of waterways A new study led by the University of Washington using Global Fishing Watch data has found that fewer than 7 percent of global hotspots for whale and ship collisions have protection measures in place, underlining the urgent need for greater oversight of waterways that overlap with whale

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