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This article explores how AIS technology on vessels can shine a light on fishing activities in some of the planet's most unobserved areas, the oceans....

This report highlights the potential illegal fishing activities of dark vessels. When trawlers turn off their transponders, they "go dark", allowing t...

This study builds upon the March 2014 WWF Emerging Technologies Workshop which held a goal to
help FFA Member countries better understand the existin...

This report discusses the threat of erroneous data available to MCS practitioners which can in turn lead to poor decision making, loss of credibility ...

This paper highlights the use of transhipment activities to hide IUU fishing. Transshipment allows fishing vessels to stay at sea; sometimes for year...

An introductory guide to longline fishing vessels to support MCS officers undertaking longline vessel inspections. While this is a standalone tool foc...

Un guide d'introduction aux palangriers pour aider les agents du SCS à effectuer des inspections des palangriers. Ce guide explique comment reconnaî...

This report discusses the rapid expansion of squid fishing in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Convention Area. The vessels appear to operate e...

This report was produced by the FISH-i Africa Task Force to support a better understanding of the potential and challenges of using AIS as part of th...

PEW Charitable Trust fact sheet describing the use and operation of vessel monitoring systems on board fishing vessels. ...

This report identifies the top distant water fishing (DWF) fleets in the world, where they operate, their motivations and economic impact, and their c...

This paper explores the global nature of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. It identifies possible solutions and action that can be t...

This research paper highlights the large number of unmonitored or dark vessels however it explores the use of remote sensing technology to identify IU...

This paper highlights cases of commercial fishing vessels “going dark” to public tracking systems around the world and need for authorities to ena...

The following paper is an extract from a larger publication from PEW Charitable Trusts on the use
of AIS for analyzing fish carrier activity in 2016 ...

Greenpeace presents a number of case studies that show serious problems within the Taiwanese seafood industry....

Oceana presents a number of case studies and recommendations in support of building a framework for the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterra...

This report explores the many legal instruments and enforcement actions that port States can adopt in an effort to stop illegal fishing....

The ISSF has recommended that purse seine and longline vessels participate in vessel monitoring schemes that meet global standards. This technical pa...

The Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) Data Analysis Guidelines (the guidelines) are a set of
general guidelines developed to support and dire...