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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
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
📣 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
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🌏 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
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🎥 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/
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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.
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We would like to thank all participants for joining today, our panelists for their insightful presentations and the interpreters for their fantastic and essential work — bringing a rich and engaging discussion on transparency and fisheries management to a close.
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Panelist @danielsuddaby.bsky.social, Executive Director of @globaltuna.bsky.social, underscores why AIS is central: tracking tuna vessels and making data public is key for partners. For industry, it boosts accountability & market access; for consumers, it builds trust and transparency.
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Luana Sêga (Global Fishing Watch) gives a live demo of the Global Fishing Watch map, showing how our data and models reveal global fishing fleet dynamics. Beyond making AIS data public, Global Fishing Watch partners with countries worldwide to improve transparency of VMS data.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"AIS + VMS = smarter, safer oceans,” says Ari Bartra of @globalfishingwatch.org
Why?
⚓ Safety: helps prevent collisions & supports rescue 📊 Management: real-time vessel data
🧭 Transparency: stronger monitoring
💼 Industry: better traceability
💸 More cost-effective and accessible
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Agathe Grossmith (Carrefour / @globaltuna.bsky.social) highlights why the tuna sector matters so much to retailers: it’s central to consumers’ daily lives and comes with major challenges. Strong sustainability and human-rights expectations are shaping how companies engage on ocean issues.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Luana Sêga (Global Fishing Watch) sets the tone: tackling IUU fishing starts with transparency. Her opening reminds the room that transparency at sea is fundamental — and that mapping human activity is central to drive meaningful change for the ocean.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎙️ “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
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🌏 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
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM