Google Blog – 6.6.24
The ocean faces rapid industrialization and competition for space and resources as human activity at sea expands. To better manage the seas, it’s important to understand rising growth in areas like industrial fishing; shipping vessel traffic; oil, gas and wind infrastructure; fish farming and mineral mining. Ahead of World Oceans Day on June 8, Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit co-founded by Google, is releasing two new datasets to provide everyone with a more comprehensive understanding of how human activity impacts the seas, global industries, climate, biodiversity and more. The datasets, which map global ocean infrastructure and vessels that aren’t publicly broadcasting their positions, can help advance policy conversations about offshore renewables development, provide insight into carbon dioxide emissions from maritime vessels and enable marine protection.