How crowded are the oceans? New maps show what flew under the radar until now
Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped
human activity at sea with more precision than ever before. The effort exposed
a huge amount of industrial activity that previously flew under the radar, from
suspicious fishing operations to an explosion of offshore energy development.
The maps were published today in the journal Nature. The
research led by Google-backed nonprofit Global Fishing Watch revealed that a
whopping three-quarters of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are not
publicly tracked. Up to 30 percent of transport and energy vessels also escape
public tracking.
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