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Will this tip off the fishing industry to where all the fish are?

Will this tip off the fishing industry to where all the fish are?
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No. Some commercial fishing fleets are already using sophisticated technology such as helicopters, tracking beacons, fish-finding sonar and even fish forecasts based on satellite data to find and catch fish. Global Fishing Watch shows apparent fishing activity; it doesn’t predict where fish are likely to be in the future. The near real time lag for publishing AIS data also limits the use of Global Fishing Watch as a “fish tracking” tool.

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