Stories and Updates
Navigating Change: Panama’s Acceleration Toward Fisheries Transparency
As Panama’s new government takes office, its strengthened commitment to ocean management is building a new wave of momentum Political cycles are almost always accompanied by uncertainty. New leaders, new initiatives...
Ask the Expert: Jose Angel Parreño, Front-end engineer
Ask the Expert Jose Angel Parreño Front-end engineer How does the technical framework behind Global Fishing Watch’s map support visualizations of large datasets? The Global Fishing Watch map allows anyone to...
Three Key Actions that FAO’s Committee on Fisheries Must Take for a Sustainable Ocean
COFI36 is set to tackle our ocean’s most pressing challenges — from IUU fishing to environmental degradation. But prompt action on greater transparency should be top priority. Opening of the 35th...
Global Fishing Watch responds to the 2024 State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report
According to the 2024 SOFIA report, our ocean’s future hangs in the balance. Chief Program Officer, Paolo Roberto Domondon, argues that greater transparency can drive decisive action. The 2024 State of...
Global Fishing Watch and Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission forge partnership in fight against illegal fishing
The two organizations will leverage ‘cutting-edge technology’ to accelerate ocean sustainability efforts in Central Africa LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance, and...
Better Ocean Governance Requires Cross-Sector Collaboration
Governments and civil society must work together to harness the full power of transparency and technology, says Luke Bantock Enhancing ocean governance starts with understanding what goes on at sea and...
Global Fishing Watch Commends Senegal’s Publication of Fishing Vessel List
Program manager for West and Central Africa, Dame Mboup, applauds Senegalese Ministry’s latest move towards greater transparency. But, he adds, more can still be done. May 21, 2024 DAKAR, Senegal –...
At Our Ocean Conference, Global Fishing Watch welcomes international partnerships to enhance ocean management
Key collaborations will bolster fisheries governance through greater transparency, data-sharing and policy reform ATHENS, Greece – Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through transparency of...
Technology Supports Marine Protection in the Mediterranean Sea
AI Offers Hope to Albatrosses threatened by Longline Fishing Fleets
Research Helps Unmask Shifting Vessel Identities in the Global Fishing Fleet
Using multiple data sources, researchers gain new understanding of vessel reflagging and potential unauthorized activity
Ask the Expert: Tim Hochberg, Senior machine learning engineer
Ask the Expert Tim Hochberg Senior machine learning engineer How do you match automatic identification system data with satellite imagery to identify publicly tracked vessels? Automatic identification systems, commonly referred to...
Ask the Expert: Pete Davis, Data scientist
Ask the Expert Pete Davis Data scientist What challenges exist in identifying offshore oil and wind structures when developing fixed infrastructure models? Creating a picture of what’s taking place beyond the...
Ask the Expert: Fernando Paolo, Senior remote sensing machine learning engineer
Ask the Expert Fernando Paolo Senior remote sensing machine learning engineer How is satellite data used to map human activity at sea? Analyzing large data streams of satellite synthetic aperture radar...
Ask the Expert: Luca Marsaglia, Fisheries analyst, European Union
Ask the Expert Luca Marsaglia Fisheries analyst, European Union What is the value of using research-derived datasets in analyses? Fisheries management is no simple task. The distribution of species, changes in...
New research harnesses AI and satellite imagery to reveal the expanding footprint of human activity at sea
Study reveals 75 percent of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new study published today in the journal Nature offers an unprecedented view...
Joint Analytical Cell Supports Joint Patrol Operation with Technology, Analysis and Intelligence to Target Illegal Fishing in the Gulf of Guinea
The Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) had the opportunity to support the Africa Nemo 23.04 joint patrol in the Gulf of Guinea. The annual patrol is a collaborative effort led by the...
Pilot users tout value of innovative vessel history tool across sectors
Vessel Viewer informs decision-making and operational planning for ports, insurance and seafood supply chains Few industries are as hard to monitor as commercial fishing, and few products as hard to trace...
AI Offers Hope to Albatrosses Threatened by Longline Fishing Fleets
AI Offers Hope to Albatrosses threatened by Longline Fishing Fleets
Fisheries intelligence report reveals vessel behaviors associated with spoofing activity
The Joint Analytical Cell finds a Chinese-linked squid fleet manipulating vessel identities and locations The Joint Analytical Cell (JAC) published a new collaborative analysis examining a fleet of Chinese-linked distant-water squid...
Canada and the UK Commit Support to the Joint Analytical Cell to Combat Illegal Fishing
NEW YORK – Â Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (U.K.) announced during the 78th session of the U.N. General Assembly their commitment to support the Joint...
Global Fishing Watch and Palau Enter Partnership to Enhance Transparency in Fisheries Sector
Momentum builds in Pacific as Palau joins progressive countries committed to publicly sharing vessel tracking data NEW YORK, U.S. – Global Fishing Watch welcomes a new partnership with Palau that aims...
Advances in Satellite Radar Analysis Help Reveal Fishing Activity
Advances in Satellite Radar Analysis Help Reveal Fishing Activity
Satellite Radar Imagery Helps Reveal the True Scale of Hidden Fishing
Satellite Radar Imagery Helps Reveal the True Scale of Hidden Fishing
Global Fishing Watch to reveal all human activity at sea with investment through The Audacious Project
USD $60 million funding will catalyze a new initiative to apply AI and satellite data to help end illegal fishing and safeguard the ocean
Ecuador Takes Critical Step in Tackling Illegal Fishing, Shares Vessel Tracking Data
Latin American nation joins growing movement in support of better ocean governance
Papua New Guinea Takes Bold Step For Pacific in Fisheries Transparency
With support from fishing industry, Papua New Guinea shares its tuna vessel monitoring data on the Global Fishing Watch map
Analysis Exposes Illegal Fishing off Coasts of Somalia and Yemen
Nearly 200 Iranian and Pakistani vessels found fishing with banned drift nets in the Arabian Sea
Norway Becomes First European Nation to Share Tracking Data on Global Fishing Watch Map
One of the world’s leading seafood exporters will help facilitate greater ocean governance
Panama Publishes Vessel Tracking Data on Global Fishing Watch map
A partnership with Panama sheds light on the activities of one of the largest international fishing fleets, helping combat illegal fishing
Chile Publishes Vessel Tracking Data
Latin American nation takes critical step forward in fisheries transparency, sharing vessel monitoring data on Global Fishing Watch Map