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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · 13d

This #ClimateWeekNYC is our chance to flip the script and leverage AI for transparency. Only in this way can we help safeguard food, climate and marine biodiversity for future generations.

Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · 13d

But here’s the catch: while the tech is ready, accountability isn’t automatic. Governments must take action - mandating public vessel tracking and putting transparency at the core of ocean governance.

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · 13d

By combining AI with satellite data, we can now:
✅ Track 100,000+ fishing vessels in near real time
✅ Expose illegal fishing and labor abuse at sea
✅ Predict CO₂ emissions from ships with high accuracy
✅ Support smarter planning for offshore wind and marine protection

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · 13d

Can AI be more than just a one-way ticket towards a dystopian future?

At Global Fishing Watch, we’re proving it can be a force for good. 🌊

👉 The question isn’t whether AI will shape the future. It’s whether we’ll use it to protect our planet. 🌍 #UNGA80 #ClimateWeekNYC #AIforGood

buff.ly/KXXLhdb

AI Can Help Save the Ocean — If We Let It

Artificial intelligence is already transforming ocean governance. Now it’s time for governments to use it.

globalfishingwatch.org

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · 20d

Congratulations to my good friend @johnamos.bsky.social on being named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list www.forbes.com/sites/elisab...

Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025: Sustainability Across Sectors

Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders combating the climate crisis across a range of sectors. See who made the list.

www.forbes.com

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · 27d

Brazil is using our Marine Manager platform to help oversee its coastline — turning complex ocean data into clear, actionable insights that can inform policy, guide energy decisions and protect marine areas.

Read more 👉 globalfishingwatch.org/article/braz...

#OpenData #OceanTransparency #Brazil

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · Sep 5

#NewPaper in @aaas.org finds that domestic fishing vessels account for the majority of port visits around the world.

Comprehensive inspections at port for both foreign and domestic fishing fleets are a key deterrent for #illegalfishing. https://stanford.io/45LXlB2

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · Sep 4

🔍 Next up for our Ask Global Fishing Watch series: Optical satellite imagery

Geospatial data scientist Zihan Wei explains how we use Sentinel-2 for broad offshore coverage and Planet imagery for near-shore activity, including small-scale fishing often missed. 🌊

👉 https://bit.ly/4mL9Q79

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · Aug 5

Vietnam is forging its own EV path. 🚗⚡In just 2 years, it leapt from 3% to over 50% EV share. Homegrown VinFast—once laughed off—is now #1, #2, and #3. Backed by tax breaks, 150k chargers, and national pride, this isn’t catch-up. It’s a regional S-curve explosion—and there’s plenty more to come. #EV

VinFast: A Stunning Comeback

Winning At Home And In Southeast Asia

newsletter.dunneinsights.com

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jul 31

What are Tier 1, 2 and 3?

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jul 29

Nice piece in Stanford Social Innovation Review by discussing the work that Global Forest Watch (the "other GFW") and Global Fishing Watch are doing to find ways for industry to more directly support our open data work that helps industry to meet their ESG commitments ssir.org/articles/ent...

Who Should Pay for ESG Infrastructure? (SSIR)

Foundations and nonprofits built the tools that companies now use for ESG reporting, brand credibility, and risk management. Is there a funding model for maintaining these tools so they remain credibl...

ssir.org

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Jen Raynor @jenraynor.bsky.social · Jul 24

Why do some say marine protected areas are just “paper parks”? And are industrial fishers actually staying out of these no-fishing zones?

New in @science.org: We used AI + satellite radar to find out. doi.org/10.1126/scie...

#ScienceResearch #OceanConservation #OceanTransparency #30x30 #Fisheries

Underwater image of a sea lion hunting salema fish in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jul 26

Nice cover!

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · Jun 20

Batteries are now so cheap that solar power no longer sleeps. ☀️🔋 2024 marked the inflection point: storage doubled, solar soared, and fossil electricity flatlined. This isn't just a tech milestone—it's a civilisational shift. From fossil dusk to solar dawn. The sun can now power the night! #SolarEra

Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep

Batteries are now cheap enough to make 24/7 solar power affordable, unlocking round-the-clock clean energy in the world’s sunniest cities.

electrek.co

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · Jun 20

How do you protect one of the ocean’s most biodiverse corridors? 🌊

Fisheries analyst Joe Fader shares how @globalfishingwatch.org is helping CMAR countries boost enforcement through data and collaboration.

🔗 Read more: globalfishingwatch.org/article/stre...

#CMAR #OceanTransparency #MPAs

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Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · Jun 16

We are #NowHiring a Video Producer 🎬

The role will cover all of EJF’s campaigns to gather the evidence and visual materials that underpin and support our campaigns and advocacy work. Find out more and apply here: ejfoundation.org/jobs/video-p...

Video Producer

You will be working with the Film Unit and Campaigns teams and should have experience working on campaigns, factual programming or investigative…

ejfoundation.org

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · Jun 13

🚨 Final call: applications for Global Fishing Watch’s Open Ocean Research Grants close June 17 (end of day, anywhere in the world).

Up to $20,000 for research into ocean transparency + governance.

🌐 Open globally — see priority geographies:

🔗 bit.ly/open-ocean-r...

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · Jun 10

Today at #UNOC3 , Global Fishing Watch partner @donabertarelli.bsky.social delivered a powerful call to rethink our relationship with the ocean, from one of extraction to one of reciprocity and regeneration.

We thank her for the ongoing support in our mission to unveil human activities at sea.

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jun 4

Cc @skytruth.org

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jun 4

@skytruth.org any chance we can see other trends like this based on long time series analysis of SAR-detected oil slicks?

Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · Jun 4

incredibly cool paper that uses geolocated data of oil spills to show how fossil fuel companies exploited the regulatory uncertainty of Brexit to increase pollution

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Jun 3

🚨 WP w/ @acalacino.bsky.social & @hayleypring.bsky.social

It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.

Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jun 3

Apparently they also have a resident porcupine

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · Jun 3

We spent a couple of hours watching a pair of beaver in a pond on the grounds of the Himalayan Institute in north eastern PA, apparently involved in a grueling grudge match with the grounds keepers over the appropriate height for the dam that blocks the outlet to their pond.

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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · May 20

🚢 75% of industrial fishing vessels aren’t publicly tracked.

In this @pbs.org film, @globalfishwatchceo.bsky.social joins voices from Brazil and @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social on how transparency can reshape ocean governance.

🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPU3...

#OceanTransparency

Tracking the Tide: Unveiling the Hidden World of Vessel Activity

YouTube video by Global Fishing Watch

www.youtube.com

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Paul Woods @paulwoods.io · May 19

@oceanknigge.bsky.social we got the verified domain set up! Now all we need is the blue checkmark 😁

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spencer roberts 🦈 @unpopularscience.bsky.social · May 19

The unseen link between trawling and fish farming:

New paper finds roughly 40% of fish feed inputs reported as ‘byproduct’ actually come from wild-captured seafloor-dwelling species.

🌎🦑🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Fig. 3. Whole fish and fish by-product materials classified by species' functional groups.

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