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"Humans are racing to harness the ocean’s vast potential to power global
economic growth. Worldwide, ocean-based industries such as fishing, shipping
and energy production generate at least US$1.5 trillion in economic activity
each year and support 31 million jobs. This value has been increasing
exponentially over the past 50 years and is expected to double by 2030.
Transparency in monitoring this “blue acceleration” is crucial to prevent
environmental degradation, overexploitation of fisheries and marine resources,
and lawless behavior such as illegal fishing and human trafficking. Open
information also will make countries better able to manage vital ocean
resources effectively. But the sheer size of the ocean has made tracking
industrial activities at a broad scale impractical – until now.
A newly published study in the journal
Nature combines satellite images,
vessel GPS data and artificial intelligence to reveal human industrial
activities across the ocean over a five-year period. Researchers at Global
Fishing Watch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance
through increased transparency of human activity at sea, led this study, in
collaboration with me and our colleagues at Duke University, University of
California, Santa Barbara and SkyTruth.
We found that a remarkable amount of activity occurs outside of public
monitoring systems. Our new map and data provide the most comprehensive public
picture available of industrial uses of the ocean."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
