September 16, 2016
- New Public Website Offers Detailed View of Industrial FishingInter Press Service, Christopher Pala
Christopher Pala interviews John Amos about Global Fishing Watch and how it promotes transparency at sea to discourage illegal fishing.
- PT Bali Seafood International Announces Partnership With Pelagic Data Systems and Global Fishing WatchMarket Wired
Press release from Pelagic Data Systems regarding new partnership with Global Fishing Watch and Bali Seafood for traceability in Western markets.
September 15, 2016
- How Digital Tracking of Rogue Fishing Can Safeguard Vast Ocean ReservesThe New York Times, Andrew Revkin
A detailed look at GFW from the NYT blog. Revkin says, “…this new platform… shows how the fast-growing capacity to impose transparency (as with palm oil or Volkswagen) stands to fast-forward environmental progress.”
- How Google is helping to crack down on illegal fishing — from spaceWashington Post, Brady Dennis
An investigation of the enforcement potential of Global Fishing Watch.
- Tracking the locations of the world’s fishermen can help save the oceansThinkProgress, Lauren C. Williams
Global Fishing Watch and the potential to harness market forces to encourage more responsible fishing practices
- Activists Open an Online Window onto the Global Fishing FleetScientific American, Wayt Gibbs
Nice overview of Global Fishing Watch, including a look at the origin story
April 24, 2016
- Mayor presencia ilegal de pesqueros chinos en aguas de América LatinaEl Ojo Digital, by Fabio Santoro
Mentions SkyTruth and its partnership with Oceana and Google with Global Fishing Watch.
- Aumenta presencia ilegal de barcos pesqueros chinos en zona de exclusión territorial latinoamericanaLa Gran Época, Fabio Santoro
Mentions SkyTruth and its partnership with Oceana and Google with Global Fishing Watch.
March 14, 2016
- Watching for Illegal Fishing with Eyes on the SeasMongabay Wildtech, Julie John
Features interview with John Amos about IUU Fishing and GFW.
- Global Fishing Watch claims success in big data approach to fighting illegal catches
ARS Technica UK, Glyn Moody
Press release from Oceana, Google and SkyTruth re: GFW and PIPA.
March 11, 2016
- Want to end illegal fishing? Make all ships trackable, say researchers
Mongabay, by Rebecca Kessler
Discusses the paper co-authored by SkyTruth about how AIS could be the key to keeping fishing vessels honest.
- USDA letting Congress sort out child nutrition reauthorizationPolitico, Catherine Boudreau
Briefly mentions press release from Oceana, Google and SkyTruth re: GFW and PIPA.
March 10, 2016
- To Stop Marine Poachers, Google and Ecologists Are Ending Privacy at SeaMotherboard, by Becky Ferreira
Discusses the paper co-authored by SkyTruth about how AIS could be the key to keeping fishing vessels honest.
- Ending hide and seek at seaScience, by Douglas J. McCauley, Paul Woods, Brian Sullivan, Bjorn Bergman, Caroline Jablonicky, Aaron Roan, Michael Hirshfield, Kristina Boerder, Boris Worm
Discusses the paper co-authored by SkyTruth about how AIS could be the key to keeping fishing vessels honest.
- Global Fishing Watch Enables Clear View of Fishing in Marine Protected AreasOceana
Press release from Oceana, Google and SkyTruth re: GFW and PIPA.
- Global Fishing Watch Enables Clear View of Fishing in Marine Protected AreasBusiness Wire
Press release from Oceana, Google and SkyTruth re: GFW and PIPA Also carried by: Financial Tech Spotlight, WFMJ, WDRB.
February 11, 2016
- Marine vessel tracking system also a lifesaver for wildlifePsy.org
Paper co-authored by John regarding the application of AIS to environmental issues.
- Marine Vessel Tracking System Also a Lifesaver for WildlifeWCS.org
Paper co-authored by John regarding the application of AIS to environmental issues.
- Green Groups Harness Data from SpaceGreen Building Advisor, Jacques Leslie
Reprint of the YaleEnvironment360 interview
January 20, 2016
- Taylor Energy executive blames decade-old oil leak on “act of God”My San Antonio, Associated Press
Features image by SkyTruth.
- The Latest: Retired general clashes with company presidentThe Gazette, Associated Press
Mentions SkyTruth’s estimate of oil leaked from the Taylor Energy site.
- A company official says a decade-old oil leak that could last for another century was caused by an "act of God" during a hurricane in the Gulf of MexicoU.S. News, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Mentions SkyTruth’s estimate of oil leaked from the Taylor Energy site. Also appears in Times-Bulletin, KSL.com, Business Insider and others.
- Leonardo DiCaprio Is Giving Away $15 Million To Environmental CausesFast Company, Leah Lamb
Mentions SkyTruth and GFW.
- When he’s not fighting off bears or trying to win an Oscar, Leonardo DiCaprio is busy saving the environmentUpworthy, Erin Canty
Mentions SkyTruth and GFW.
- Leonardo DiCaprio’s Foundation Donates Another $15 Million Dollars to Environmental ProjectsJust Jared
Mentions SkyTruth and GFW.
January 19, 2016
- SkyTruth spots environmental problems from spaceChristian Science Monitor, Jacques Leslie
Reprint of YaleEnvironment360 article about SkyTruth.
- SkyTruth spots environmental problems from space – Christian Science MonitorOil Price News
Reprint of YaleEnvironment360 article about SkyTruth.
[N.B. Link no longer works, was http://oilpricesnews.com/gulf-oil-spill/skytruth-spots-environmental-problems-from-space-christian-science-monitor/]
January 7, 2016
- Company sues feds over funds for decade-old Gulf oil leakAssociated Press, Michael Kunzelman
Mentions SkyTruth’s estimate of oil leaked from the Taylor Energy site.
- Company sues feds for $432M for decade-old Gulf oil leak
Times-Picayune, Associated Press
Mentions SkyTruth’s estimate of oil leaked from the Taylor Energy site.
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