Global Fishing Watch

📢 JUST PUBLISHED: We're excited to be lead authors on a new study in Nature that illuminates the expanding footprint of human activity at sea! 🛰️ The groundbreaking research harnesses AI, satellite imagery and vessel GPS data to reveal previously unmapped industrial activity on the ocean—and how it is changing. 🤝 Working alongside researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University, UC Santa Barbara and SkyTruth, Global Fishing Watch analyzed 2 million gigabytes of satellite imagery spanning 2017-2021, to detect vessels and offshore infrastructure in coastal waters across six continents. Learn more about this groundbreaking advancement in ocean transparency below. 🌐 English: https://bitly.ws/38yJc 🌐 Spanish: https://bitly.ws/38yL4 #AI #BigData #Technology #OceanConservation

🤝 Partnerships are not only integral to the way Global Fishing Watch advances ocean governance, they are also critical to achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. And they are especially key to preserving our planet’s precious marine ecosystems as they face unprecedented mounting challenges from climate change, #IUUFishing and other pervasive challenges. 🌊 Only by working together can we aspire to achieve the 30x30 initiative to end overfishing, restore marine biodiversity and protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030. 🌏 The ASEAN region, which comprises the territories of 10 Southeast Asian Member States, is home to a third of the world’s coastal and marine habitats. But like other marine ecosystems around the world, these invaluable habitats are increasingly under threat. 🤝 That’s why we’re thrilled to highlight our latest collaboration with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, discussing science-based solutions and strategies to boost marine resources conservation across the ASEAN region through technology and transparency. 👤 The work kicked off last week at the ACB headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, with a two-day workshop. Experts from Global Fishing Watch and the ACB explored opportunities to promote open-source and data-driven solutions for ocean sustainability and outlined future collaborative projects aimed at biodiversity conservation. 🗨️ "We’re excited to meet with our ASEAN colleagues and launch this critical partnership,” said Hoki Lo, a senior manager on the global programs team at Global Fishing Watch. 🗨️ “Through dialogue and collaboration, we are learning more about the ACB’s important efforts in safeguarding biodiversity across the vast ASEAN region while also building the ACB’s capacity to leverage our cutting-edge technology and tools to boost their marine protection efforts. We look forward to developing this initiative even further in our joint quest to protect one of our planet’s most precious marine treasures.”

🌊 One of the many applications of Marine Manager is monitoring ecosystems like mangroves – plants and shrubs that grow in the salty coastal waters of tropical and subtropical environments. 🍃 Harboring the ability to store vast amounts of carbon, mangroves help regulate climate change and protect shorelines from floods, waves and damaging winds, serving as a buffer between marine and terrestrial communities. Mangrove forests, like the one in Barima Mora Passage in #Guyana which stretches along 100 kilometers of the country’s northwest coast, serves as a safe haven for wildlife and helps protect the livelihoods of those living in shoreline communities that depend on the marine resources of their surrounding areas. 👤 Annette Arjoon-Martins, founder of the Guyana Marine Conservation Society, sees significant potential in Marine Manager when it comes to oversight of Guyana’s invaluable mangrove forests. Find out why here: bit.ly/48edUEY | #MangrovesDay 📸 All photos courtesy of Reel Guyana

🔔 #HIRING: How global is Global Fishing Watch? Our fully-remote organization employs dynamic individuals with diverse proficiencies and backgrounds from around the world. 🌊 Come join our growing team of multi-cultural experts, who are passionate about harnessing technological innovation, policy and partnership development, communications, scientific research and data analysis to help facilitate fair and sustainable use of our ocean. Our latest openings: ◾ Country Officer, Gabon - closing August 2 ◾ Product Marketing Manager - closing August 6 🌐 Apply here: bit.ly/493peEB | #RemoteWork #Jobs #Hiring #Recruitment

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing remains a critical threat to global food security, economic wellbeing and the protection of our planet's marine environments. That is why I welcome the move by both The ASEAN Secretariat and the European Union in boosting their collaborative efforts to fight IUU fishing head-on. At the same time, I urge both parties to ensure transparency is embedded in these discussions as a critical principle to fighting #IUU and other threats affecting our ocean. Global Fishing Watch remains committed to supporting governments and multilateral institutions in their efforts towards achieving sustainable global fisheries and ocean management through transparency and accountability and building a sustainable ocean future for all. https://lnkd.in/e-qsBqVB

🪸 With Marine Manager providing technologically advanced eyes on the water, local and regional authorities are now armed with data-driven insights to help inform management decisions, support conservation policies and better respond to the unique challenges that #MPAs face. 🛰️ This revolutionary portal, developed in partnership with Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, has been endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development — for progressively harnessing the science and technology we need for the ocean we want. ➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/3HOpwDT

🆕 Are you a marketing and communications professional with a passion for ocean conservation, sustainability and big data? 🌊 Global Fishing Watch is on the hunt for a Product Marketing Manager to communicate the usage, value and impact of our cutting-edge ocean monitoring tools to diverse global audiences. 👤 Reporting to our Director of Product Development, the successful candidate will develop and implement marketing initiatives aligned with the strategic goals of our product team, create compelling materials to support user engagement strategies and lead user-oriented content creation efforts to drive product awareness, adoption and retention. ➡️ If this sounds like the role for you, click the link below for full details on joining our fully-remote, globally distributed team. Applications close August 6, 2024. 🌐 bit.ly/493peEB #RemoteWork | #Hiring | #Jobs | #Communications | #Marketing

🌊 The UN FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is the largest international gathering of policymakers, experts and partners in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. 🗺️ It is the only global intergovernmental forum where FAO Members meet to critically consider and address key sectoral issues — with the aim of providing periodic recommendations and policy advice to governments, regional fisheries bodies, civil society organizations and actors from the international community. 🌍 At the recently held #COFI36 in Rome, Global Fishing Watch took to the floor to address harmful IUU Fishing, which undermines global food security, promotes environmental degradation and impedes the sustainable demand for aquatic foods. Our three recommendations to combat this threat, increase transparency of human activity at sea and enhance ocean governance: 1️⃣ Pursue a binding global agreement requiring the use of vessel tracking systems and sharing position data 2️⃣ Share beneficial ownership information through the FAO Global Record 3️⃣ Enhance data transparency through the availability of innovative technology The intervention was delivered on the heels of a lunch hosted by Global Fishing Watch, which served as another impactful meeting point to engage with a cohort of States committed to championing transparency through their work with our organization. 📸 ICYMI: catch our highlights and web piece linked to the high-level gathering here: bit.ly/4bvsHg3 | Photo 1 and 2: ©UN FAO