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A New Course for Panama: How Data Is Transforming Fisheries Management
Once under international scrutiny for shortcomings in fleet oversight, the Central American country is emerging as a model for transparency, coordinated monitoring and stronger fisheries management.
Changes to Vessel Track Downloads and Vessel-Level API 4wings Reports
Effective today, direct downloads of vessel track data and certain vessel-level API query options have been paused while we review how this data is delivered across our platform.
New Longline Night-Setting Insights Release
Global Fishing Watch has released new longline vessel night-setting insights as part of efforts to monitor and mitigate seabird bycatch.
Panama Standardizes Fisheries Patrols to Bolster Maritime Enforcement
With support from Global Fishing Watch, Panama is establishing uniform operating procedures across key maritime agencies to build a more coordinated enforcement system
Mapping the Unseen: How Our AI Models Work
Global Fishing Watch uses artificial intelligence, geolocation data, fisheries logbooks and vessel registries to transform billions of satellite tracking points into a clear map of ocean activity.
Version 5 Data Pipeline Release
Global Fishing Watch has launched an improved version 5 of our automatic identification system (AIS), vessel identity, imagery and vessel monitoring system (VMS) data pipelines, including a new general fishing model and a new vessel classification model.
Using Vessel Viewer to Strengthen Seafood Supply Chain Due Diligence
A practical new framework offers governments a cost-effective roadmap to improve vessel tracking systems, secure their waters and protect fisheries.
Ask Global Fishing Watch: Small Vessel Detection
How Does AI Detect Small Vessels in Satellite Imagery?
SAR Vessel Detection and Fixed Infrastructure Pipeline Restored
Following the official retirement of the ESA Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite, our imagery data pipeline was temporarily affected but has now been fully restored with the new Copernicus Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-1D satellite data.
Vessel Tracking Best Practices Guide: Summary and Key Takeaways
A practical new framework offers governments a cost-effective roadmap to improve vessel tracking systems, secure their waters and protect fisheries
How AIS and VMS Tracking Technologies Work: 10 Essential Questions Answered
Discover how these complementary systems work, where each excels and why using them together strengthens fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance.
Tracking Vessels with VMS
With our marine ecosystems under constant threat from overfishing and illegal operations, regulatory bodies need a reliable way to monitor commercial fishing fleets.