Global Fishing Watch

📢 JUST PUBLISHED: We're excited to be lead authors on a new study in Nature that illuminates the expanding footprint of human activity at sea! 🛰️ The groundbreaking research harnesses AI, satellite imagery and vessel GPS data to reveal previously unmapped industrial activity on the ocean—and how it is changing. 🤝 Working alongside researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University, UC Santa Barbara and SkyTruth, Global Fishing Watch analyzed 2 million gigabytes of satellite imagery spanning 2017-2021, to detect vessels and offshore infrastructure in coastal waters across six continents. Learn more about this groundbreaking advancement in ocean transparency below. 🌐 English: https://bitly.ws/38yJc 🌐 Spanish: https://bitly.ws/38yL4 #AI #BigData #Technology #OceanConservation

🌊 The ocean is the single most important lifeline for addressing the climate crisis. Yet, only 8% of our global marine environments are currently protected. 🗺️ To help countries advance on global conservation efforts and assess progress toward their #30X30 commitments, Global Fishing Watch, SkyTruth and Bloomberg Philanthropies are among nonprofits using technology, big data and innovative research to offer up unprecedented insights into human activity on our seas. 👤 Global Fishing Watch's chief strategy and external affairs officer, Sarah Bladen, speaks to SkyTruth CEO John Amos in TriplePundit about how funding for open source platforms is changing the game for ocean advocacy, governance and protection. Dive in! bit.ly/3Y0red0

🦈 Like many of their pelagic counterparts, silky sharks face an uncertain future plagued by overfishing, increased exposure to vessel traffic and other inherent threats. ⚓ Their vulnerability is further exacerbated by their behavior—as these sharks tend to congregate around tuna schools and drifting objects, making them easy targets for industrial fishing fleets. 📊 In a recent study, researchers from the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands, Guy Harvey Research Institute, Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) at Nova Southeastern University in Florida and the Galápagos National Park Directorate, documented the most extensive migration ever recorded for a silky shark. 🛰️ Forbes reveals how the researchers harnessed satellite data, including vessel tracking data from Global Fishing Watch, to spotlight critical insights about the severely at-risk species and the urgent need for cooperative management measures to prevent further population decline. bit.ly/3Y4lgYi

🌎 In less than two weeks, biological diversity will top the agenda for international delegates attending the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia. 🍃 Under the theme 'Peace with Nature', the high-level conference will set the stage for the examination of existing and new frameworks, aimed at driving global action to protect our marine and terrestrial environments. 🛰️ As Global Fishing Watch prepares to bring technology and transparency to the forefront in Cali, we caught up with our biodiversity officer for Latin America, Carlos Chacon, to take a closer look at the region's leadership in sustainable marine management. 🌐 Dive into our conversation here: bit.ly/47RbkpI | #COP16 #COP16Colombia #30x30

🗺️ Global Fishing Watch’s unique map is based on satellite data that contains key information on vessel identities and positions. 📊 To turn this raw data into actionable insights, a data pipeline processes the information and outputs cleaned, organized and aggregated data in a format that can be used for visualization, analysis and reporting. 👤 We spoke to our senior manager for data and analysis, Hannah Linder, who shed further light on the inner workings and importance of the pipeline process. bit.ly/3Nmdjsx

🌊 Less than 8% of the ocean is protected. 🌍 This #WorldHabitatDay, discover how countries across the globe are using Global Fishing Watch Marine Manager to move the needle forward, and enhance protections for our planet's largest inhabited environment. 🤝 The innovative technology portal, developed in partnership with Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, empowers individuals everywhere to rapidly collate and analyze scientific data that is integral to the governance of #MPAs and other area-based conservation measures. bit.ly/3HOpwDT

We are so proud to open our tuna fleet VMS and lead in the Tuna Industry, the only fleet to share our data with Global Fishing Watch without quarantine or restriction. This GFW article shares the importance of enhancing the transparency at Sea operations against IUU and modern slavery. Go PNG! Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the most pernicious threats to achieving a sustainable ocean future. A 2009 study conservatively estimates that up to 26 million tonnes of fish are caught illegally each year, accounting for 1 in every 5 fish sold at market. And in the Pacific islands region, that number goes as high as $333 million per year in IUU tuna alone. Illegal fishing harms fish stocks, undermines lawful fishers and threatens coastal communities that rely on fish for sustenance and income. It also poses a critical challenge for authorities in charge of patrolling such waters, as traditional enforcement methods are costly and largely inefficient. For countries such as Papua New Guinea, where the fishing industry plays a crucial role in bolstering the country’s economy and ensuring food security, IUU fishing is not just an inconvenience—it’s an existential threat. With a coastline stretching over 10,000 miles (16,093 kilometres), Papua New Guinea’s waters cover more than 926,000 square miles (2.4 million square kilometres)—just over half the size of Australia Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eSufWFDw Marcelo Hidalgo‎ Donald Papaol Nialangis Posanau Transform Aqorau John Maefiti Pacific Community-SPC Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Bianca Haas Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

🌊 Our ocean is in survival mode. 🐟 Waters are warming, marine populations are in sharp decline and the planet's network of ocean ecosystems are at elevated risk. 🌎 Amid prevailing threats, Latin American nations are finding their breakthrough, and charting a course that has caught the attention of the international ocean community. 👤 Ahead of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) later this month, we asked our biodiversity officer for Latin America, Carlos Chacon, to share his thoughts on the region's emergence as a global leader in sustainable ocean governance. 🌐 What he sees unfolding is enough to keep him optimistic. Dive into the conversation here: bit.ly/47RbkpI | #COP16 #COP16Colombia

🐟 Globally, an estimated 26 million tonnes of fish are caught illegally each year. 🌊 This pervasive practice undermines conservation efforts, threatens the very survival of coastal communities and depletes fish stocks faster than they can recover. 🗺️ Amid ongoing efforts to ramp up enforcements against #IUUFishing, authorities in Papua New Guinea are leveraging Global Fishing Watch technology and data, to better monitor and respond to unregulated activity in their waters. bit.ly/4gQ080D

🍂 A new month brings new exciting opportunities at Global Fishing Watch! 👇 Explore the latest openings on our Communications and Outreach and Transparency and Government Affairs teams. ◾ International Policy Officer, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) ◾ Request for Proposals: Canto Digital Asset Management, Administrator 🌐 Learn more here: bit.ly/493peEB | #Hiring #RemoteWork #Canto