There is a widespread perception that illegal fishing is common in marine protected areas (MPAs) due to strong incentives for poaching and the high cost of monitoring and enforcement. Using artificial...

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Pirate fishing, oil spills and other undetected crimes are destroying ocean ecosystems -- but we can't stop what we can't see. Harnessing the power of satellite data and AI to catch maritime offenders...

An estimated 75% of industrial fishing vessels do not appear in public monitoring systems. They are ghosts drifting in the vast data void of the ocean. ​​But...

"Reliable, accessible data is key to better protection of the Mediterranean Sea.” At #UNOC3 in Nice, Mariagrazia Graziano, Senior Manager of Europe and the Mediterranean at Global Fishing Watch, shares how transparency and collaboration—from working with Albania’s fisheries department to supporting stronger marine protected areas—are helping drive smarter ocean management in the Med. 🌊 #30x30 #MPAs #Mediterranean #OceanTransparency #GlobalFishingWatch

🌊 The ocean is coming into focus. New technology lets us track fishing, shipping, emissions and more across the entire ocean surface, providing us with a fuller and more complete picture of human activity at sea. At Global Fishing Watch, we believe it’s time to embrace this knowledge and help build policies that are enduring, enforceable and which shape the future of ocean governance. Stay tuned for more insights in our series. globalfishingwatch.org #OceanTransparency #SustainableOceans #GlobalFishingWatch