Vessel Tracking Best Practices Guide
A practical new framework offers governments a cost-effective roadmap to improve vessel tracking systems, secure their waters and protect fisheries.
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The Next Frontier of Ocean Governance: AI, Satellites and Transparency
Dr. Jennifer Raynor discusses the rapid evolution of AI-enabled vessel tracking technologies and how this technology can drive better decisions at sea.
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Our Ocean Conference Science and Research Symposium Poster: Satellite Imagery Reveals Small-Scale Fishing Activity and Industrial Encroachment
Global Fishing Watch has revealed a powerful new approach to mapping previously hidden fishing activity.
How Much Do You Know About Satellite Imagery and Its Power to Protect Our Ocean?
Test your knowledge of how satellite technology is helping reveal previously unseen activity at sea and support more effective ocean conservation.
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To Safeguard Its Waters, Rapa Nui Turns to Marine Manager
Vessel tracking and Indigenous stewardship are strengthening Rapa Nui’s marine protection efforts
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A Research Roadmap: How AI and Satellites Will Drive Transparency in 2026
From mapping the world’s small-scale fleet to deploying AI agents to monitor marine reserves, Global Fishing Watch’s research team is illuminating human activity across the ocean like never before.
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Global Fishing Watch study finds resourcing, learning and trust are “key” to building good ocean governance
New research from the international nonprofit reveals that satellite monitoring and big data can improve ocean governance only when paired with trusted partnerships and shared learning
Advancing Trust in Ocean Governance Starts With Responsible Data Practices
Global Fishing Watch and Open Data Institute tackle ethical use of AI and open data – and how it can be applied to bolster ocean governance
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Bringing Transparency to the Deep: A Look at the Technology Powering Deep-Sea Mining Watch
Track deep-sea mining vessels in near real time with the new Deep-Sea Mining Watch portal — transparency for our ocean’s future.
Journal article clarifies how Global Fishing Watch fishing data is generated
Response published to a study that claimed our algorithms overestimate fishing activity
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Study finds global treaty curbing illegal fishing, yet gaps in domestic oversight remain
The new agreement aims to advance fisheries science and vessel monitoring through shared data and collaborative research.
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Ask Global Fishing Watch: Optical satellite imagery
How does optical satellite imagery help our efforts to map human activity at sea?
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Partnering with Planet to bring coastal waters and small vessels into focus
High-resolution optical imagery expands views and leads to significant advances in vessel detections We set out on an audacious goal at Global Fishing Watch two years ago: to map all human activity at sea. We are making incredible strides toward this goal thanks to our partnership with Planet, which enables us to draw on timely,
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Peru and Global Fishing Watch sign scientific partnership to strengthen marine research and transparency
The new agreement aims to advance fisheries science and vessel monitoring through shared data and collaborative research.
Unmasking Forced Labor at Sea: How AI Is Tracking Exploitation on the Open Ocean
In Conversation with Rocío Joo Using satellite data and machine learning, Global Fishing Watch is working to reveal human rights abuses in the fishing industry — and help authorities take action The open ocean remains one of the most challenging places on Earth for human rights enforcement. Covering more than 70 percent of the planet’s
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