Founder Enric Sala is the lead author on a new study in @nature, which reports that strategically protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 would result in more biodiversity, a boost in seafood production, and a reduction in carbon emissions. #30x30 blog.nationalgeographic.org/2021/03/17/stu…

Marine protected areas can protect fish and maintain healthy ecosystems. As demonstrated by two related papers in this issue, however, such areas are only effective against illegal fishing when established limitations are enforced. Learn more this week in Science:

Using artificial intelligence methods applied to satellite data, #UWMadison researchers have found that the world’s most strongly protected marine protected areas had little-to-no industrial fishing activity. news.wisc.edu/satellites-sho…

📣 A new Science Magazine study co-authored by Global Fishing Watch board members Jennifer Raynor & Enric Sala shows: fully & highly protected MPAs are effective at deterring illegal fishing Read more 👇 bit.ly/4lVPffK National Geographic Pristine Seas UW–Madison

🚨New study reveals: Fully protected marine reserves are proving effective at reducing illegal fishing bit.ly/4lO8p7v Jennifer Raynor , @globalfishwatch board member & lead author, shares with The Conversation Global why this matters and how advances in technology & AI make this

🌍 It’s World Mangrove Day! 🌿 Mangroves cover just 0.1% of Earth but store up to 10x more carbon per hectare than land forests. They’re nurseries for fish, protect coasts, and support livelihoods. In Guyana, #GlobalFishWatch’s Marine Manager tracks vessel traffic to protect

🛰️ Shining a light on fishing in marine protected areas. New The New York Times story highlights how #globalfishwatch data enabled two research teams, whose studies were published this week in Science Magazine, to detect ships attempting to evade tracking nytimes.com/2025/07/24/cli…

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🚨 75% of industrial fishing vessels don’t appear in public tracking systems. In this PBS feature, experts from Global Fishing Watch, Bloomberg Philanthropies & Brazil’s fisheries agency explain how tech + transparency can help close the gap. youtube.com/watch?v=YPU3CE…

Radar vs. optical 🛰️imagery - what’s the difference? Radar uses reflected radio waves to obtain information Optical uses light to take pictures of the 🌍 surface This side-by-side of Saint-Tropez shows how together these images help us build a sharper, fuller view of life at

📢 New study: Fully protected marine areas have 9x fewer fishing vessels than unprotected waters. 96% see less than 1 day of fishing per year. Lead author Jennifer Raynor (UW-Madison, Global Fishing Watch) shows effective protections aren’t just possible, they’re measurable.