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New research harnesses AI and satellite imagery to reveal the expanding footprint of human activity at sea

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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More than 25 percent of transport and energy vessel activity are also missing from public tracking systems.

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  • More than 25 percent of transport and energy vessel activity are also missing from public tracking systems.
  • Using machine learning, they then concluded which of those vessels were likely engaged in fishing activity.
  • Global Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea.
  • We believe human activity at sea should be public knowledge in order to safeguard the global ocean for the common good of all.

Oceana Finds China’s Fishing Fleet Swarms Galápagos, then Disappears from Sight

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Friday, December 22, 2023
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The country’s fishing fleet was identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity and human rights abuses in its 2023 biennial report to U.S. Congress .

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  • The country’s fishing fleet was identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity and human rights abuses in its 2023 biennial report to U.S. Congress .
  • Oceana analyzed the activity of Chinese-flagged fishing vessels in the EEZ around the Galápagos Islands using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from Global Fishing Watch (GFW),** an independent nonprofit founded by Oceana in partnership with SkyTruth and Google.
  • Most (94%) of the Chinese fishing vessels were squid jiggers, which accounted for an apparent 134,000 hours of fishing.
  • For these reasons, GFW qualifies all designations of vessel fishing effort, including synonyms of the term "fishing effort," such as "fishing" or "fishing activity," as "apparent," rather than certain.

Oceana’s 10th Annual New York Gala Raises Over $1.5 Million to Save the Oceans and Feed the World

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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We can save the oceans and feed the world.”

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  • We can save the oceans and feed the world.”
    The event honored Leonardo DiCaprio, whose support has been instrumental in helping Oceana make fishing vessel activity public and trackable.
  • DiCaprio provided the initial funding needed to launch Global Fishing Watch , which Oceana co-founded with SkyTruth and Google in 2016.
  • Over the past 10 years, Oceana’s New York Gala has raised more than $14 million to help deliver policy victories in New York and around the world.
  • Together, we can save the oceans and help feed the world.

Global Fishing Watch to reveal all human activity at sea with investment through The Audacious Project

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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This must change if we're to restore our ocean's health," said Tony Long, chief executive officer at Global Fishing Watch.

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  • This must change if we're to restore our ocean's health," said Tony Long, chief executive officer at Global Fishing Watch.
  • "The audacious work being done by Global Fishing Watch will transform how we see the ocean and our place in it.
  • "We are excited about the change Global Fishing Watch will catalyze over the coming years with this surge in support."
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    Global Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea.

Higher Natural Gas Prices Have Made Methane Capture Projects Increasingly Economic, Potentially Unlocking Vast Amounts of New Supply While Lowering Overall Emissions

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Current natural gas prices, including record high global prices, and renewed concerns for energy security are making projects that capture and commercialize vented, fugitive and flared methane increasingly economic, with the potential to lower emissions and unlock substantial new supplies of gas, a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights finds.

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  • Capturing and commercializing this gas would simultaneously reduce GHG emissions by more than 750 Mt CO2e*, an amount approximately the size of Germany's total annual emissions.
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    "With natural gas prices at historic levels and energy security returning as a global priority, efforts to capture and commercialize methane are increasingly economic and present a win-win proposition," said Amb.
  • The study examines target regions where efforts to capture methane could quickly increase the supply of natural gas in global markets while reducing methane emissions.
  • Download the executive summary here: https://bit.ly/Methane-Consulting
    * Calculation assumes methane or flared gas captured is replacing other natural gas use.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Reinforces Investment in Oceans with $204 Million Commitment

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $204 million investment to protect ocean abundance as part of the Bloomberg Ocean Initiative.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $204 million investment to protect ocean abundance as part of the Bloomberg Ocean Initiative.
  • At this critical juncture for our ocean and climate, we are thankful for Bloomberg Philanthropies continued support.
  • At Bloomberg Philanthropies, weve had success uniting conservation groups, local leaders, and national governments to protect the ocean.
  • Now were deepening and expanding that work with a major new investment, said Patricia E. Harris, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies.

New Oceana Analysis Finds 300 Chinese Vessels Pillaging the Galapagos for Squid

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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Using the Global Fishing Watch an independent nonprofit founded by Oceana in partnership with Google and SkyTruth mapping tool, Oceana analyzed data from fishing vessels found near the Galapagos Islands from July 13 to Aug. 13, 2020.

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  • Using the Global Fishing Watch an independent nonprofit founded by Oceana in partnership with Google and SkyTruth mapping tool, Oceana analyzed data from fishing vessels found near the Galapagos Islands from July 13 to Aug. 13, 2020.
  • During this one-month period, Oceana documented the Chinese fleet, which was primarily fishing for squid, logged more than 73,000 total hours of apparent fishing.
  • * In fact, 99% of the visible fishing activity off the Galapagos Islands during this one-month period was by Chinese-flagged vessels.
  • The Galapagos Marine Reserve, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covers more than 133,000 square kilometers surrounding the Galapagos Islands.

Global Fishing Watch Extends Contract With ORBCOMM for AIS Data

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Thursday, September 5, 2019
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Global Fishing Watch is an independent, international non-profit organization originally set up through collaboration by Oceana, Google and SkyTruth to advance ocean sustainability through greater transparency in global fishing activity.

Key Points: 
  • Global Fishing Watch is an independent, international non-profit organization originally set up through collaboration by Oceana, Google and SkyTruth to advance ocean sustainability through greater transparency in global fishing activity.
  • ORBCOMM provides Global Fishing Watch with tens of millions of AIS data points every day that show the movement of the worlds largest commercial vessels over time.
  • By leveraging ORBCOMMs AIS service , Global Fishing Watch can classify these time-stamped positional vessel data points as either fishing or non-fishing activities, enabling anyone in the world to have free access to a near real-time and/or historical global view of fishing activity.
  • ORBCOMM was the original provider of global AIS data for Global Fishing Watch when it was first established in 2016.