75% of industrial fishing vessels are untracked: study

Researchers, using AI and satellite imagery, unveil the first global map of ocean industrialisation, exposing a "new industrial revolution." Global Fishing Watch's study reveals 75% of industrial fishing vessels, concentrated in Africa and south Asia, are "dark" or untracked. The research indicates a 12% global decrease in fishing from 2017-2021 due to the Covid pandemic, while offshore structures, especially wind turbines, surpassed oil structures. The study identifies potential illegal activities, like industrial fishing encroaching on artisanal fishing grounds, providing valuable data for ocean management and transparency. (Nature)