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Global Fishing Watch and Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory launch Deep-Sea Mining Watch
The new global transparency tool will empower governments, researchers and civil society to monitor vessels involved in deep-sea mineral exploration
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · December 4, 2025
At U.N. Ocean Conference, Panama and Global Fishing Watch Forge Landmark Partnership to Boost Ocean Protection
The agreement will harness technology and transparency to strengthen surveillance of marine protected areas and safeguard biodiversity
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · June 9, 2025
Global Fishing Watch spotlights ocean governance successes, highlighting policy wins and tech innovations
In annual report, the organization reports increasing demand for its data tools and new government partnerships to strengthen fisheries management
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · March 17, 2025
Global Fishing Watch welcomes adoption of United Nations sustainable fisheries resolution
Global Fishing Watch policy director, Courtney Farthing, commends the U.N. General Assembly’s move as ‘significant’ to achieving transparent fisheries management
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · December 13, 2024
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
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · April 17, 2024
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
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · January 3, 2024
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
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · September 21, 2023
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
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · June 8, 2023
New research uses GPS data to reveal longline vessels pose significant risk to threatened albatross
Fishing for tuna into daylight hours increases dangers for iconic seabirds, presents opportunity for better management
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · May 10, 2023
New research reveals shifting identities of global fishing fleet to help bolster fisheries management
Scientific study fuses multiple data sources to advance global understanding of vessel identity and behavior
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · January 18, 2023
Global analysis shows where fishing vessels’ identification devices have been switched off
New research displays intentional disabling of automatic identification system devices to provide insights into illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity
By Global Fishing Watch · Via GlobeNewswire · November 2, 2022