The ocean is one of our greatest allies against climate change, absorbing over 90% of the excess heat caused by human activity. Global Fishing Watch helps make activity at sea more visible, supporting stronger fisheries management, marine protection and ocean governance. https://bit.ly/4d8ZREI

🌊 Join Global Fishing Watch as our chief impact officer! Lead our global program and help turn science, technology and partnerships into measurable impact for ocean governance. 📍 Remote: US, UK, Costa Rica, Panama or Spain 🕒 Apply by August 31 https://bit.ly/4w2pyyu

From national monitoring to coordinated regional action 🌊 The CMAR MCS Working Group brought together Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador to strengthen intelligence-led monitoring and collaboration across the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Proud to support this work alongside @wildaid.bsky.social

Brazil’s São Pedro, São Paulo, Trindade and Martin Vaz islands are unique ocean sanctuaries 🐠. With Marine Manager, co-developed by Global Fishing Watch and @donabertarelli.bsky.social, authorities can better monitor and protect these remote waters. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dhttOT

Mangroves protect coastlines, support fisheries and provide vital habitat for marine life. By making human activity at sea more visible, Global Fishing Watch helps strengthen the ocean management these connected coastal ecosystems depend on. #WorldMangroveDay 🌿🌊

More than 5 years later, this NBC News investigation spotlighting Global Fishing Watch research remains a powerful example of satellite technology in action. With nearly 800 hidden Chinese vessels exposed in North Korean waters and their links to collapsing squid stocks. https://nbcnews.to/4hqU3uh

The deadly secret of China’s illegal fishing armada: It’s killing impoverished North Korean squid fishermen

China is sending the world’s largest illegal fleet to fish for squid in North Korean waters, resulting in the deaths of impoverished North Korean fishermen.

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Do you know what ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) means? 🇵🇦 Panama has published UBO data for dozens of vessels in its international fleet, revealing who ultimately controls or profits from their activity, and setting a new standard for fisheries transparency. More: https://bit.ly/44vE46H

🌊 The Adriatic Sea is home to one of Europe’s most fragile marine ecosystems. Using Marine Manager, co-founded by Dona Bertarelli, Global Fishing Watch helped map fishing activity, reveal hidden risks and support a new Fisheries Restricted Area in the Otranto Channel in 2024. https://bit.ly/4dhttOT

More than one-third of sharks, rays and chimaeras are threatened with extinction, with overfishing driving much of the decline. This #SharkAwarenessDay, we’re calling for greater transparency at sea — because we can’t protect what we can’t see. 🦈🌊 https://globalfishingwatch.org/

For the people of Rapa Nui, protecting the ocean means protecting culture, livelihoods and tradition. 🌊 But protection is only as strong as its implementation. Marine Manager helps communities monitor activity at sea and strengthen sustainable ocean governance. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tLmhn6

🌊 What does it take to protect one of the most biodiverse places on Earth? Costa Rica's Cocos Island is a vital blue corridor for sharks, tuna and manta rays. Through Marine Manager, co-founded by @donabertarelli.bsky.social, authorities can better protect it. https://bit.ly/4dhttOT

Young people aren't just inheriting the future of our ocean — they're shaping it now. 🌊 At the 11th #OurOceanConference, ocean advocate Shamim Wasii Nyanda spoke with Abigail Kamau of Global Fishing Watch on why transparency matters for food, livelihoods and our future. https://bit.ly/4d8ZREI

Illegal fishing costs billions each year. Hidden vessel ownership is one of the reasons why. A new brief from Global Fishing Watch explores how #UBO transparency can expose illicit activity, protect seafood supply chains and strengthen enforcement. 🌊 https://bit.ly/43zUomn

🌍 Every dot on the map represents more than just data — it’s people, livelihoods and communities. At #OurOcean2026, Shamim Wasii Nyanda and Global Fishing Watch Chief Scientist David Kroodsma discuss why transparency at sea matters for sustainable fisheries and ocean governance.

📢 Panama has committed to making VMS data from its domestic fishing fleet publicly available through the Global Fishing Watch map. A major step forward for fisheries transparency at #OurOcean2026. globalfishingwatch.org/statement/at...

📣 At #OurOcean2026, Global Fishing Watch and @minderoo.bsky.social announced a new partnership to create the first global map of fishing activity capturing both industrial and small-scale vessels—helping close critical visibility gaps at sea. 🌊 Read more:

Yesterday at the #OurOcean2026, governments took an important step forward with the signing of the #MombasaDeclaration. This milestone reflects growing global recognition that transparency is essential to tackling illegal fishing, strengthening fisheries governance and protecting ocean ecosystems.

🌊 Live from #OurOcean2026 in Kenya: @ceo.globalfishingwatch.org Tony Long explains our mission — advancing transparency at sea to strengthen accountability, support sustainable fisheries and support coastal communities. Learn more: globalfishingwatch.org/global-fishi...

🛰️ Can you identify these fishing methods from satellite imagery? Captured by Planet satellites and analyzed by Global Fishing Watch, these images reveal activity at sea that often goes unseen. Vote below 👇 Then test your satellite knowledge: https://bit.ly/3SbQD43

Technology alone is not enough. Effective maritime security depends on collaboration, transparency and access to information. If we cannot see what is happening in our ocean, we cannot protect it. Explore what @globalfishingwatch.org is doing at #OOC2026: globalfishingwatch.org/global-fishi...

Global Fishing Watch at 11th Our Ocean Conference

Global Fishing Watch will be on the ground at this year’s conference to present our work across a number of key events.

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Earlier today at the Our Ocean Conference Research Symposium, I spoke about strengthening maritime security through innovation and technology. As #OOC2026 begins this week, one message stands out: maritime security is about more than ships and ports—it protects people, economies and ecosystems.

How do you identify a fishing vessel when its name, flag or owner can change? IMO numbers provide a permanent identifier that stays with a vessel throughout its lifetime. Learn why IMO numbers are critical for fisheries transparency & accountability in our latest issue brief: https://bit.ly/4vEklgr

🌊 Global Fishing Watch is heading to #OOC2026 in Kenya to champion transparency as the foundation of ocean governance. From vessel tracking to satellite technology, we’ll be joining partners & governments to help shine a light on activity at sea. Discover our work at OOC: https://bit.ly/3QEuRpb

Today, 75% of all industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked, creating major blind spots at sea and making it harder to combat illegal fishing. Learn how AIS and VMS can support stronger ocean governance and fisheries management worldwide. https://bit.ly/4fCtdi4

🌊 The ocean covers 70% of our planet, produces ~50% of the oxygen we breathe and supports billions of people worldwide. Yet, much of what happens on it remains unseen. Learn more about how Global Fishing Watch is helping advance transparency at sea: https://bit.ly/3SbOKUZ #WorldOceansDay

On #FightIUUfishing Day, Global Fishing Watch is launching IUU Fishing Risk Insights, a new dataset using AIS data to map the digital fingerprints of risk at sea and help authorities prioritize inspections and strengthen enforcement. https://bit.ly/4vtWlMW

🌊 75 percent of industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked. These blind spots make it harder to monitor activity at sea, detect suspicious behavior and combat illegal fishing. Public vessel tracking can help strengthen transparency and ocean governance worldwide. https://bit.ly/4e45wgh

🌊 Deep-sea mining is moving closer to reality but activity linked to it remains hidden from view. Deep Sea Mining Watch combines satellite data, mapping tools and open data to help illuminate activity linked to deep-sea mining exploration in the most remote parts of our ocean. https://bit.ly/4pg00v3

🌊 One year on from our PBS Spotlight On feature, the conversation around vessel tracking and transparency at sea has only grown more urgent. See how Global Fishing Watch and partners are using open data and technology to help strengthen ocean governance worldwide. 🎥 https://bit.ly/3Enk0dl

Tracking the Tide: Unveiling the Hidden World of Vessel Activity

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80% of Earth’s biodiversity is found in the ocean 🌊 This #BiodiversityDay, we’re reminded that protecting marine life starts with understanding human activity at sea. Greater transparency can support stronger ocean conservation for generations to come.