Global Fishing Watch

Mission

A decade ago, building an open-access picture of global fishing activity was out of reach. But thanks to advances in satellite technology and machine learning, Global Fishing Watch is now making it a reality.

By 2030, we will empower institutions and people across 30 countries to:

• Reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices.
• Better enforce and protect the rights of 1 million small-scale fishers.
• Improve effective designation and management of marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures.

Global Fishing Watch creates, transforms and distributes data to increase the transparency of human activities in the global ocean. Applying this knowledge leads to greater accountability, improved governance, reduced ecological threats and an ocean that is healthy, productive and resilient.

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