Publications on the Commercial Fishing Industry

Global Fishing Watch and our research partners have produced the following publications and tools based on the application of our fishing activity data. These research products advance our understanding of fishing activity to better inform policy and market decisions governing fisheries sustainability.

Seasonal variability in global industrial fishing effort

Jérôme Guiet, Eric Galbraith, David Kroodsma, Boris Worm. PLoS ONE, May 17, 2019, 14(5): e0216819.
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Cross-Matching VIIRS Boat Detections with Vessel Monitoring System Tracks in Indonesia

Feng-Chi Hsu, OrcID, Christopher D. Elvidge, Kimberly Baugh, Mikhail Zhizhin, Tilottama Ghosh, David Kroodsma, Adi Susanto, Wiryawan Budy, Mochammad Riyanto, Ridwan Nurzeha, and Yeppi Sudarja. Remote Sensing, April 2019, 11. 995. 10.3390/rs11090995. Read paper

Predicted hotspots of overlap between highly migratory fishes and industrial fishing fleets in the northeast Pacific

Timothy D. White, Francesco Ferretti, David A. Kroodsma, Elliott L. Hazen, Aaron B. Carlisle, Kylie L. Scales, Steven J. Bograd and Barbara A. Block. Science Advances, March 13 2019, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau3761.
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Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot

Manuel Dureuil, Kristina Boerder, Kirsti A. Burnett, Rainer Froese, Boris Worm. Science, Dec 21 2018, DOI: 10.1126/science.aau0561.
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Detecting suspicious activities at sea based on anomalies in Automatic Identification Systems transmissions

Jessica H. Ford , David Peel, David Kroodsma, Britta Denise Hardesty, Uwe Rosebrock, Chris Wilcox. Plos One, Aug 9 2018, DOI: 10.1371.
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Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries

Darcy Bradley, Juan Mayorga, Douglas J. McCauley, Reniel B. Cabral, Patric Douglas, Steven D. Gaines. Conservation Letters, Oct 9 2018, DOI: 10.1111/conl.12610.
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The blue paradox: Preemptive overfishing in marine reserves

Grant R. McDermott, Kyle C. Meng, Gavin G. McDonald, Christopher J.Costello. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Aug 2018, 201802862; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1802862115.
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Response to Comment on “Tracking the global footprint of fisheries”

David A. Kroodsma, Juan Mayorga, Timothy Hochberg, Nathan A. Miller, Kristina Boerder, Francesco Ferretti, Alex Wilson, Bjorn Bergman, Timothy D. White, Barbara A. Block, Paul Woods, Brian Sullivan, Christopher Costello, Boris Worm. Science, 24 Aug 2018. Read the response

The environmental niche of the global high seas pelagic longline fleet

Guillermo Ortuno Crespo, Daniel C. Dunn, Gabriel Reygondeau, Kristina Boerder, Boris Worm, William Cheung, Derek P. Tittensor, Patrick N. Halpin. Science Advances. 08 Aug 2018 : EAAT3681. Read paper – Blog post – Press release

Wealthy countries dominate industrial fishing

Douglas J. McCauley, Caroline Jablonicky, Edward H. Allison, Christopher D. Golden, Francis H. Joyce, Juan Mayorga, and David Kroodsma. Science Advances. August 1, 2018. EAAU2161. Read paper – Press release

Global hot spots of transshipment of fish catch at sea

Kristina Boerder, Nathan A. Miller, Boris Worm. Global hot spots of transshipment of fish catch at sea. 2018. Science Advances. July 25, 2018. Read paper – Press release

Identifying Global Patterns of Transshipment Behavior

Miller NA, Roan A, Hochberg T, Amos J and Kroodsma DA (2018) Identifying Global Patterns of Transshipment Behavior. Front. Mar. Sci. 5:240. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00240 Read paper – Blog post – Press release

The Economics of High Seas Fishing

E. Sala, J. Mayorga, C. Costello, D. Kroodsma, M.L.D. Palomares, D. Pauly, U.R. Sumaila, D. Zeller. The Economics of High Seas Fishing. 2018. Science Advances. June 1, 2018. Read paper – Blog post– TED Talk – National Geographic special feature

Empowering High Seas Governance with Satellite Vessel Tracking Data

Dunn, DC, C Jablonicky, GO Crespo, DJ McCauley, DA Kroodsma, K Boerder, KM Gjerde, PN Halpin. Empowering High Seas Governance with Satellite Vessel Tracking Data. Fish and Fisheries. April 19, 2018. Read paper

Rapid and lasting gains from solving illegal fishing

Cabral, RB, J Mayorga, M Clemence, J Lynham, S Koeshendrajana, U Muawanah, D Nugroho, Z Anna, Mira, A Ghofar, N Zulbainarni, S Gaines, C Costello. Rapid and lasting gains from solving illegal fishing. Nature Ecology and Evolution. February 13, 2018. Read paper – Blog post

Tracking the global footprint of fisheries

Kroodsma, DA, J Mayorga, T Hochberg, NA Miller, K Boerder, F Ferretti, A Wilson, B Bergman,TD White, BA Block, P Woods, B Sullivan, C Costello, B Worm. Tracking the Global Footprint of Fisheries. 2018. Science. February 22, 2018. Read paper – Paper Summary – Data Interactive

Protecting Marine World Heritage from space

Kroodsma, DA, Sullivan B. Protecting Marine World Heritage from space. 2016. The Future of the World Heritage Convention for marine conservation: celebrating 10 years of the World Heritage Marine Programme 35-48. Read paper

The Global View of Transshipment: Revised Preliminary Findings

Kroodsma, DA, NA Miller, A Roan. 2017. The Global View of Transshipment: Revised Preliminary Findings. Global Fishing Watch, SkyTruth. Read paper – Blog post

Assessing the effectiveness of a large marine protected area for reef shark conservation

White, TD, AB Carlisle, DA Kroodsma, BA Block, R Casagrandi, GD De Leo, M Gatto, F. Micheli, DJ McCauley. Assessing the effectiveness of a large marine protected area for reef shark conservation. Biological Conservation. 207: 64–71. Read paper – Blog post

Satellite tracking to monitor area-based management tools & identify governance gaps in fisheries beyond national jurisdiction

Jablonicky, C, D McCauley, D Kroodsma, K Boerder, D Dunn. 2016. Satellite tracking to monitor area-based management tools & identify governance gaps in fisheries beyond national jurisdiction. Policy Brief. Nereus Program. Read paper