Global Fishing Watch

⛴️ Vessel Viewer was developed and enhanced through vital engagement with a range of stakeholders. 👤 Global Fishing Watch’s Product Manager for Vessels and Identity, Shen Yan Liow, talks us through the importance of user feedback in the tool's development and use in the fight against #IUUFishing. Tap into her insights here: bit.ly/3BKoKrX

🎆 Ready to make a difference for our ocean and the life it contains? Explore the latest career opportunities at Global Fishing Watch. ▪️ Data Quality Analyst ▪️ Marine Biodiversity Training Manager ▪️ Senior Scientist, Head of Research Impact ▪️ #RFP: Data Protection and Vessel Tracking Consultant ▪️ #RFP: Enhancing Global Fishing Activity Predictions Through Data and Model Development Details: bit.ly/493peEB | #RemoteWork #ScienceJobs #Fisheries

🛰️ Unprecedented. Innovative. Game-changing. 📊 In January 2024, we broke new ground when the findings of a novel study, led by Global Fishing Watch, were published in the journal Nature. 🌊 The pioneering effort, undertaken alongside research partners from SkyTruth, UC Santa Barbara, Duke University and University of Wisconsin-Madison, produced the first global map of large vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure—revealing activity that was previously dark to public monitoring systems. 🎆 With the invaluable support of our funding, technology and wider partners, we look forward to furthering the application of this work in 2025. Learn more about our plans to do so under the Open Ocean Project: bit.ly/3Hh0zR8.

⚓️ Forced labor in global fisheries is difficult to detect and harder to eliminate. 🛰️ To better estimate the extent of this human rights violation, our Data Scientist - Rocio Joo, uses advanced technology to develop algorithms that identify patterns across vessels with a high risk of forced labor. 📊 With the goal of creating greater transparency, Global Fishing Watch collaborates with port authorities and seafood industry stakeholders to receive more data, thus improving our modeling and helping guide inspections and seafood purchasing. Find out more about this work. bit.ly/4iTLab3

🛰️ As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Global Fishing Watch, Tim Hochberg deploys his skills to help fill data gaps on fishing and other marine activities around the world. 🌊 This enables local actors to make better decisions about the governance of their waters and the sustainable management of fisheries resources. 🎞️ Tim shares what it's like working to solve fun, interesting and complex problems, in line with a cause that he believes in. Watch!

📊 In a world where ocean and vessel data is often inaccessible, Global Fishing Watch is helping States usher in a new era of ocean governance. 👤 Through her work, our Training and Extension Manager — Aimée Komugabe-Dixson, sheds light on the difference innovative technology and open-access data can make, especially for those who need it most. Watch!

What are FxOs, and why should you care? 💡 Learn more about these offshore oil and gas vessels that pose a unique threat to marine and coastal environments in our latest blog post on our work with our partner Global Fishing Watch to expand the global dataset of FxOs: #oilandgas #fossilfuels #offshore #cleantransition #climate #geospatial #gis #satelliteimagery #mapping Christian Thomas

🌊 From his early experiences sailing at about age five to his current role at Global Fishing Watch, our Fisheries Analyst, Luca Marsaglia, is never too far removed from the ocean. 👥 Joining our organization meant being a part of a global network of people whose passion for the marine environment—and the life it contains, mirrored his own. 🎞️ "Working in fisheries is what I chose because I very much like the interconnection between the ecological, social and economic side of things," Luca shared. Get to know more about his work and the aspects he finds most rewarding. bit.ly/408nb0d

🌊 From the dawn of time, the ocean has been looking out for our planet. It creates oxygen, regulates weather and absorbs almost a third of all carbon dioxide produced by humans. 🐟 But even a finite resource has its limits. Under the compounding pressures of human activity, climate change and other threats, the ocean is struggling to recover from the demands it currently face. 👥 At Global Fishing Watch, technology, transparency and equitable access to data-driven insights are at the heart of our response. 🎥 Our team shares how we are harnessing #AI and satellite technology to help build an accurate picture of human activity at sea, and support real-world action aimed at protecting biodiversity, fisheries and livelihoods. Watch!

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