Research
Global Fishing Watch partners with leading scientific institutions to produce new open-source datasets and analyses and understand the most critical challenges facing our ocean.
Policy
Global Fishing Watch is promoting transparency of ocean data towards a new era of ocean governance all over the world.
Recent Work
New Horizons for Peru’s Squid Fishery
Peruvian vessel monitoring system is shining a light on the large artisanal squid fleet in the Southeast Pacific Ocean, Peru’s second most important fishery. Peru recognizes the value of transparency to improve the monitoring and
Transparent Ocean Data Can Drive Digital Innovation to Reveal Human Activity at Sea
Global Fishing Watch partners with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Decade of Ocean Science to bring digital innovation to fisheries monitoring Commercial fishing is vital to the food security, livelihoods
A Call for Collaboration to Tackle Forced Labor in Fishing
Satellite technology can offer cost-effective solutions to ocean governance, but stakeholders must work together to be successful Forced labor is used in fishing fleets around the world—a fact that is becoming known all too well.
Systematic Data Analysis Reveals False Vessel Tracks
Analysis of tracking data from automatic identification system broadcasts reveals vessel locations have been simulated for a number of ships, including military vessels. This false information could compromise vessel safety, decrease confidence in a crucial