Earlier this year, Global Fishing Watch data helped expose illegal fishing in Revillagigedo National Park 🌊 By tracking vessel movements, even fishing boats that “go dark” can be held accountable. Public satellite data is strengthening protections for marine sanctuaries. https://bit.ly/45gE0Iv

Proud to partner with Bezos Earth Fund on a grant supporting safer, smarter patrol planning across the Eastern Tropical Pacific. By combining satellite data, AI tools and direct training, we’re helping enforcement teams focus efforts where they matter most. 🌊 https://bit.ly/4jaFhXy

As the year closes, one message stands out: ocean protection must move from pledges to action. Earlier this year, @donabertarelli.bsky.social spoke with @devex.com about why transparency and enforcement matter — and how Marine Manager helps turn data into accountability. 🌊 https://bit.ly/3GLtS1G

Albania is helping drive stronger protections for Norway lobster in the Adriatic. Global Fishing Watch insights supported a new GFCM recommendation to reduce bottom trawling in key habitats. 🌊📊 👉 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/44Cco0p

Deep-sea mining would excavate the seafloor and create mid-water plumes that will affect fragile, often ancient, ecosystems. Watch the video to see what’s at risk and why transparency through the new Deep-Sea Mining Watch platform matters. @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4iM7fJ6

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Africa’s coastal waters are a lifeline — but illegal fishing is putting huge pressure on marine resources. In his interview with The East African, Dame Mboup highlights how transparency and digital tools are helping governments protect their waters. 🌊 https://bit.ly/46wBBux

The new Deep-Sea Mining Watch is LIVE. Ocean transparency matters for the up to 92% of deep sea species that may still be undiscovered — and how AIS data + Global Fishing Watch tools reveal where deep-sea exploration is happening. @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social Explore→ deepseaminingwatch.msi.ucsb.edu

The deep ocean is Earth’s last frontier — vast, unmapped, and home to species we haven’t yet discovered. Our latest In Conversation explores why transparency matters as deep-sea exploration expands, and how the updated Deep-Sea Mining Watch sheds light on activity offshore. 👉 https://bit.ly/44demEe

What’s really happening in Mozambique’s waters? 🌊 Investigators using the Global Fishing Watch map uncovered months of secret dredging cutting through coral reefs — despite claims operations were paused. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4pNAFbV

Geoffrey Muldoon, director de implementación de programas en #GlobalFishingWatch, comparte cómo la transparencia y los datos abiertos están ayudando a las naciones del Pacífico a proteger las pesquerías, fortalecer la vigilancia y colaborar a través de las fronteras. 🔗 https://bit.ly/446Hqgz

The new Deep-Sea Mining Watch is LIVE! Learn how the platform uses AIS data and Global Fishing Watch technology to reveal deep-sea mineral exploration happening thousands of miles offshore. Read → https://bit.ly/49Tqii6 @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social

📣 BREAKING: Deep-Sea Mining Watch is LIVE. Developed by the @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social and powered by @globalfishingwatch.org technology, this new public data portal maps vessel activity linked to deep-sea mineral exploration around the world. Explore the new portal → bit.ly/4pg00v3

This week, #MSPglobal is co-organising a training on marine spatial planning (MSP) in Tunisia with WWF to strengthen national capacities in MSP. @globalfishingwatch.org

Peru’s artisanal sector is huge 77,000 fishers, 300+ species and communities that depend on them. But their stories aren’t always heard. We spoke with 30+ fishers last week about the challenges they face and how transparency can help. 👉 https://bit.ly/4otgf6P

🌏 Global Fishing Watch is on the ground for the 22nd WCPFC meeting. We’re pushing for stronger transparency — more AIS use in tuna fisheries and clearer beneficial ownership reporting. Stronger monitoring = more sustainable & accountable fisheries. Our observer statement ➜ https://bit.ly/WCPFC_GFW

Latin America is showing what bold, collaborative ocean stewardship can look like 🌊 Across the Eastern Tropical Pacific, countries are using transparency, tech and regional cooperation to protect biodiversity and strengthen monitoring. Read more with Monica Miralles https://bit.ly/4p4U9IX

🎥 Chile’s jack mackerel went from near collapse to a recovery success story. Hear how responsible fishing, quota limits and lessons from past crises helped rebuild this key fishery. 🇨🇱 Part of our Transparency in Focus: Chile series. 🔗 https://globalfishingwatch.org/transparency-in-focus-chile/

A productive week at #ICCAT2025. Our side event gathered 60+ voices from governments, industry and civil society — and the message was consistent: open vessel data is strengthening how we monitor fishing. Read our full wrap up: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @globaltuna.bsky.social

A recent Financial Times investigation uncovers how IUU fishing is closely associated with labour and human rights abuses. Despite this, nearly half of IUU-listed fishing vessels still get insurance. 💡 That’s where Vessel Viewer comes in: https://ow.ly/N3Qk50XwICJ 🎦 https://ow.ly/78E550XwJhz

As #COP30 wraps up, transparency at sea is proving to be key to protecting our ocean and the communities that depend on it. Fishing is heavily impacted by climate change, & vessel tracking data lets us see how fleets operate, how fisheries are shifting & where we need action. https://bit.ly/4d8ZREI

In our latest In Conversation, Geoffrey Muldoon, director of program delivery at #GlobalFishingWatch, shares how transparency and open data are helping Pacific nations protect fisheries, strengthen enforcement and collaborate across borders. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xa5FXu #WorldFisheriesDay

It’s #WorldFisheriesDay! 🐟 Aquaculture now supplies over half of global seafood — but sustainable growth depends on a healthy, transparent ocean. Global Fishing Watch uses open data & satellite technology to make industrial activity at sea visible, supporting better fisheries management worldwide.

Our team is in Sevilla for our ICCAT side event: Enhancing Transparency and Fisheries Management through the Use of Automatic Identification Systems. 🤝 @globaltuna.bsky.social

As #COP30 calls for stronger global action on emissions, what happens at sea can’t be ignored. Industrial vessels emitted 1.3B tons of CO₂ in 2023, ~3% of global fossil fuel emissions. Transparency at sea is key to climate accountability. Read more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/49ew9Ou

Behind the scenes of our work in Chile 🇨🇱 Swipe through moments from our Transparency in Focus: Chile campaign — capturing the people and places driving transparency in fisheries. Stay tuned for more videos in this series! Learn more 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nIi9QX #TransparencyInFocus

Vessel tracking is the key to sustainable oceans. Brazil 🇧🇷 is modernizing its fight against illegal fishing, with support from Global Fishing Watch — because transparency protects people and the planet. 🌊 #COP30 HEAR the insights from Elielma Borcem / Ministério da Pesca e Aquicultura

🎙️ “When I started, there was nothing — no laws, no control.” Hear from Chilean fishers on how satellite tracking has transformed the way they work — bringing transparency and sustainability to the ocean. 🎥 Part of our Transparency in Focus: Chile series. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nIi9QX

🌏 Strengthening marine protection in Southeast Asia. With the the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, we’re training regional teams to use Marine Manager—co-developed with @donabertarelli.bsky.social —to plan and monitor MPAs through open data and satellite tech. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ovrRak

AI is transforming ocean protection 🌊 Google & @worldresources.bsky.social new paper highlights AI tools breaking barriers in conservation — including Global Fishing Watch, where AI scans billions of satellite signals to track human activity and support sustainable fisheries. bit.ly/4pplplx

What happens when fishing vessels vanish from view? 🌊 In their latest investigation, Johnny Harris & Christophe Haubursin use the Global Fishing Watch map to uncover how China’s distant-water fleet operates — & how transparency can help protect people & the planet. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tuS...

As #COP30 begins, Brazil shows how vessel tracking transparency strengthens fisheries management. 🌊🇧🇷 Elielma Borcem, from Brazil’s Secretariat of Aquaculture & Fisheries, shares how making data public via Global Fishing Watch boosts compliance, policy and participation in ocean governance.

“We can’t manage what we can’t measure — and we can’t measure what we can’t see.” #TransparencyAtSea is essential for accountability and equity in Africa’s ocean governance. 🌊 🎥 Paolo Roberto Domondon with @cnbc.com#TransparencyAtSeaAfrica #Africa #Fisheries #PLEA410

🎙️ “In Chile 🇨🇱, transparency isn’t just a principle — it’s policy.” Hear from Soledad Tapia, National Director of Sernapesca, on how openness and technology are transforming Chile’s fisheries. 🎥 Part of our Transparency in Focus: Chile series. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nIi9QX

The #HighSeasTreaty has won the Earthshot Prize for the 'Revive our Oceans' category! We're honored to receive this award on behalf of the Treaty- it has been a collective effort & a recognition of all the hard work by so many people over so many years: highseasalliance.org/2025/11/06/h...

🌊 Transparency in Focus: Chile 🇨🇱 Chile is leading the way in transparent, science-based fisheries management — tracking 1,600+ vessels in near real-time. Explore our new webpage and stay tuned for our upcoming video series: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nIi9QX #TransparencyInFocus #Chile

New data, clearer insight 🌊 The MPAtlas dataset is now live on @globalfishingwatch.org Marine Manager! Explore MPA boundaries, see how well they’re protected, and use data to power smarter, science-based ocean conservation. 🔗 marine-conservation.org/on-...

75% of industrial fishing vessels operate out of public view. These ‘blind spots’ undermine fisheries monitoring and seafood consumer confidence. ICCAT has a chance to change that. Read ours and Global Tuna Alliance's full statement on LinkedIn 👉 https://bit.ly/47Fk6r8

Stay up to date with the latest in ocean transparency 🌍 Our e-newsletter brings you stories, tools and data from Global Fishing Watch. 📩 Subscribe: https://globalfishingwatch.org/stay-informed-email-newsletter-signup-form/

📺 In his TED Talk, @ceo.globalfishingwatch.org explains how satellites and AI are exposing “dark fleets” and making activity at sea visible. Through Global Fishing Watch, these insights are public and free — helping governments and researchers protect ocean resources. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4lkQkwS

📢 Heading to Seville for #ICCAT29! Join our side event on how AIS can complement VMS to strengthen monitoring, combat IUU fishing & improve safety at sea. 🗓 20 Nov | 18:30–19:30 📍 Hotel Meliá Sevilla – Prado Room #Fisheries #Transparency #AIS #VMS

🚀 New on the Global Fishing Watch map: generate vessel activity reports in seconds. Filter by vessel type, gear, flag State and region to track trends, access vessel lists and share insights for research and monitoring. 🔗 Explore: https://bit.ly/global-vessel-activity-report

AI can help save the ocean — if we let it. 🌊 At @GlobalFishWatch we use AI to: ✅ Track 100,000+ vessels ✅ Expose illegal fishing & forced labor ✅ Predict shipping CO₂ ✅ Support clean energy Transparency fuels accountability — now governments must act. Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4qMiQLR #AIforgood

🔍 Ask Global Fishing Watch: Our new Preferential Access Area layer helps monitor activity in coastal waters where small-scale fishers have priority access. Developed with @@marineuas.bsky.social @duke-university.bsky.social, it supports transparency and sustainable fishing 🌊 https://bit.ly/47mp7F3

🌊🚢 Industrial fishing is a major but overlooked source of greenhouse gas emissions. With the IMO’s carbon levy delayed, transparency is vital. @globalfishingwatch.org, UCSB’s emLab and @climatetrace.org mapped emissions from large vessels to reveal the impact: bit.ly/49ew9Ou

This weekend, 11 cities joined forces for #OceanHackathon2025 🌊 As an official data provider, #GlobalFishingWatch shared its open datasets + APIs. Teams explored fishing effort, vessel behavior and events to develop ideas supporting transparency and ocean governance.

🚢 New on the Global Fishing Watch Map: The encounter events layer Governments, fisheries authorities, and NGOs can now quickly screen for vessels involved in at-sea transshipments or other encounters. Filter by duration, vessel type, flag State, or next port visited. Explore: bit.ly/encounter-events

News from across the Alliance! 🗞️ ORRAA’s membership includes private finance and insurance partners representing trillions of dollars in assets under management, alongside governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society organisations. 🌍 👉 Read more: oceanriskalliance.org/member-news/

🌍 Transparency in action 🇵🇦 Earlier this year, Panama introduced new guidelines to monitor transshipment at sea. Together, these efforts are making vessel movements more visible and helping tackle illegal fishing. 🌊 🔗 Read the full success story: https://bit.ly/47ddlgd

🌊 Did you know? Over 3 billion people rely on the ocean for food. Overfishing and illegal activity put this lifeline at risk. Global Fishing Watch advances ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea. #DidYouKnow #OceanFacts