Fact Sheet Archives - Global Fishing Watch Publicly sharing knowledge about human activity at sea Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:27:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://globalfishingwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-gfwisologo512x512-1-1-32x32.png Fact Sheet Archives - Global Fishing Watch 32 32 Vessel Viewer: Ensuring Data and Intelligence-Led Fisheries Monitoring and Management https://globalfishingwatch.org/fact-sheet/vessel-viewer-ensuring-data-and-intelligence-led-fisheries-monitoring-and-management/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:17:25 +0000 https://globalfishingwatch.org/?p=56495 The ocean covers nearly 70 percent of the planet–14 million square kilometers–providing a huge challenge for monitoring activity and enforcing regulations across its vast expanse. That activity includes illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which accounts for up to $23 billion worth of seafood every year, or one in every five wild-caught fish.

The post Vessel Viewer: Ensuring Data and Intelligence-Led Fisheries Monitoring and Management appeared first on Global Fishing Watch.

]]> Sustainable Fisheries Management Begins with Vessel Tracking https://globalfishingwatch.org/fact-sheet/sustainable-fisheries-management-begins-with-vessel-tracking/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:42:22 +0000 https://globalfishingwatch.org/?p=55850 International agreement to track vessels will bring greater accountability, build compliance and help protect fishers Despite being a global, publicly shared resource, there is little transparency about what takes place across the ocean—especially when it comes to fishing on the high seas. Vessel tracking is a key method to understanding this activity, but Global Fishing […]

The post Sustainable Fisheries Management Begins with Vessel Tracking appeared first on Global Fishing Watch.

]]> Technology and Innovation for Marine Protected Areas Management https://globalfishingwatch.org/fact-sheet/technology-and-innovation-for-marine-protected-areas-management/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:37:33 +0000 https://globalfishingwatch.org/?p=58739 The ocean covers nearly 70 percent of the planet–14 million square kilometers–providing a huge challenge for monitoring activity and enforcing regulations across its vast expanse. That activity includes illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which accounts for up to $23 billion worth of seafood every year, or one in every five wild-caught fish.

The post Technology and Innovation for Marine Protected Areas Management appeared first on Global Fishing Watch.

]]>