A resolution for 2025 will be to share more of the maps we make at Global Fishing Watch. Here is all vessel traffic from AIS across five years. And if you want a 50 megabyte file of this image where you can zoom in to really high resolution, download here drive.google.com/file/d/1RgBQZz…

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🎆 Ready to make a difference for our ocean and the life it contains? Explore the latest career opportunities at #GlobalFishingWatch. ▪️ Data Quality Analyst ▪️ Marine Biodiversity Training Manager ▪️ Senior Scientist, Head of Research Impact ▪️ RFP: Data Protection and Vessel

The team at Global Fishing Watch is looking for a consultant to help scope the beneficial ownership information landscape for vessels to help their work to link back to the ultimate beneficial owners. Deadline: 21 February 2025 job-boards.greenhouse.io/globalfishingw… #UBO #beneficialownership

#SouthLakeTahoe man identified as victim in yesterday's avalanche. He leaves behind his wife and 2 young daughters. A GoFundMe has been established to help them. Swift Solar El Dorado Sheriff LTUSD southtahoenow.com/02/18/2025/gof…

An analysis by SkyTruth and Global Fishing Watch reveals a Liberian-flagged tanker falsified and disabled AIS tracking to hide recent entries into Russian ports. We examine the trail of pollution and unanswered questions left in its wake. bit.ly/3ENQrRZ

📢 New #RFP! Apply to support the work of our Product Development and Transparency and Governance Affairs teams. ▪️ Vessel beneficial ownership information landscape analysis consultant ▪️ Brazilian data privacy and transparency laws consultant ➡️ Details:

#NowHiring! Explore the latest opportunities to join our growing team of experts working to ensure a healthy, productive and resilient ocean. ▪️ Cloud DevOps Engineer ▪️ Marine Biodiversity Training Manager ▪️ Senior Manager, Latin America ➡️ bit.ly/493peEB

🚀 HUGE NEWS! We’ve released the latest version of our public apparent fishing effort dataset. It now covers 2012-2024, adding: ▪️ 4 additional years of data ▪️ Nearly 370M hours of fishing activity by over 141,000 unique MMSI ➡️ See what else is new. bit.ly/4kLO1Uh

🚨 BREAKING! #GlobalFishingWatch, emLab UC Santa Barbara and Climate TRACE undertake first-ever pilot study to map the emissions of all large industrial vessels operating at sea. The analysis covered the activity of more than half a million vessels from 2016-2023. Here's what we found.

After a year focused on my family, enjoying extended travel and many hours spent gardening and surfing, I’m excited to share that I’ve started a new company, Heron Power. The electricity sector is struggling to keep pace with AI’s insatiable energy demand on top of the growing

📢 New #RFP! Explore the latest opportunities to help advance the work of our Transparency and Government Affairs team. ▪️ Data Coordinator Consultant - Panama ▪️ National Control and Inspection Plan Consultant - Panama ▪️ Vietnam Research Partnerships Engagement Consultant

📢 Exciting update! #GlobalFishingWatch and TMT are pleased to introduce additional vessel identity information and registry sources in #VesselViewer. The latest integration will arm users with more complete information when evaluating vessel identities. Learn more!

🌍 In the wake of #EarthDay, new research reveals the hidden toll of offshore oil. A new SkyTruth report with Global Fishing Watch exposes widespread pollution from offshore rigs—threatening ocean health and climate. David Kroodsma 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3GnFyqQ

The ocean powers global trade, tourism & fisheries, but at what climate cost? 🌍 For the first time, Global Fishing Watch, emLab UC Santa Barbara & Climate TRACE mapped emissions from large industrial vessels worldwide (2016–2023). See what we found: globalfishingwatch.org/article/mappin… #ClimateAction

🌊 Now Open! Apply for our Open Ocean Research Grant Program! 🌍 Up to $10k for individuals & $20k for teams using Global Fishing Watch data to improve ocean governance. Researchers & small teams welcome! 🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/open-ocean-res… #OpenOceanResearch

🌊 Just launched: the Open Ocean Research Grant Program! We’re offering up to $10k for individuals and $20k for teams using our data to tackle key ocean research questions. Independent researchers & small teams welcome. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/open-ocean-res…

🌊 The Open Ocean Research Grant program is now open! 🔹 Grants up to $20k USD 🔹 Global applicants welcome - with priority for projects based in specific countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & the Pacific 🔹 Use open-access data to advance transparency and

Thinking of applying for a research grant? Join our May 27 webinar to learn about the Open Ocean Research Grant Program—up to $20K available for projects using Global Fishing Watch data to support fisheries management and ocean governance. Register for the webinar:

Reminder: The Open Ocean Research Grants are open! Up to $20,000 available for ocean governance research. Apply by June 17, 2025. Find out more & apply: bit.ly/open-ocean-res… Missed the webinar introducing the program? Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=1uqZpL… #OceanResearch