FAO International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability: Strengthening the Science-Policy Nexus

Global Atlas of AIS-based Fishing Activity Side Event

Sheikh Zayed Centre (FAO Headquarters)
20.11.2019
 Rome time

FAO, in coordination with Fundación AZTI, Seychelles Fishing Authority and Global Fishing Watch have published the Global Atlas of Automatic Identification System AIS-based fishing activity to take advantage of this unique dataset to create a more detailed understanding of fishing effort, fill in gaps in knowledge and validate existing datasets. The Atlas describes, in detail, the strengths and limitations of measuring fishing activity from AIS in each FAO region.

 

Hashtags: #SustainableFisheries, #FisheriesInnovation

Topics: Fisheries & aquaculture
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