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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, April 17, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through transparency of human activity at sea, has announced three pioneering collaborations with Greece, Panama and the West African Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission [...]

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., Jan. 03, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study published today in the journal Nature offers an unprecedented view of previously unmapped industrial use of the ocean and how it is changing. The groundbreaking study, led by Global Fishing Watch, uses [...]

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., Sept. 21, 2023 (Korea Bizwire) – Global Fishing Watch welcomes a new partnership with Palau that aims to strengthen sustainable fisheries management and promote transparency as a principle of ocean governance. The agreement, which was signed [...]

Global Fishing Watch to Reveal All Human Activity at Sea with Investment Through The Audacious Project

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Global Fishing Watch has received a five-year USD $60 million commitment through The Audacious Project to leverage open data and emerging technology to revolutionize global ocean management. Over the next five years, the ocean conservation nonprofit will publicly map more than one million ocean-going vessels and all fixed [...]

Where is Your Squid Coming From? Most Likely Unregulated Waters, According to a New International Study

Washington, D.C., March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists and policymakers have voiced growing concerns about the decline of global squid stocks, but little has been done to date to target squid fishing activities that are expanding into unregulated spaces, according to a new international study. The study, lead-authored by Katherine Seto, an assistant professor of environmental studies [...]

Global Fishing Watch Welcomes Partnership with Papua New Guinea to Share Vessel Tracking Data

BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In a newly established partnership with Global Fishing Watch, Papua New Guinea has committed to sharing vessel tracking data from its Fishing Industry Association on the organization’s public map. Through this agreement, the Pacific island country is taking action to enhance the monitoring of fishing vessels operating in their [...]

Norway Makes Fishing Vessel Data Accessible to the World

Lisbon, Portugal, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Norway has become the first country in Europe to partner with Global Fishing Watch—an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency—and will share its vessel tracking data for the Norwegian fishing fleet on the organization’s public map. The announcement was made at the second United [...]

Emerging Technology Gives First Ever Global View of Hidden Vessels

Washington, D.C., June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Global Fishing Watch has developed and publicly released the first ever global map of previously undetected dark fleets, or vessels that do not broadcast their location or appear in public monitoring systems. Powered by satellite radar imagery and machine learning, the map layer is updated daily within the main Global [...]

New Collaboration Establishes Joint Analytical Cell in Major Step Forward for Fisheries Monitoring and Enforcement

Washington, D.C., May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A new collaboration aims to boost equitable access to vital fisheries intelligence, data analysis and capacity building assistance to help developing maritime States combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Founded by the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network, Global Fishing Watch and TMT, the Joint Analytical Cell, or [...]

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Will Become First Pacific Island Nation to Publish Fishing Activity to Global Fishing Watch Map

KOROR, THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – KOROR, THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU - The Republic of the Marshall Islands has committed to sharing its vessel monitoring data on Global Fishing Watch’s public map, bolstering ocean governance and promoting compliance throughout some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. This momentous decision was announced on April [...]