Illegal Fishing Is Thriving in African Waters—a Satellite System Could Help Change That
Global Fishing Watch used satellite data to pinpoint the vessels, and the owner later settled with authorities after inspectors, prosecutors and courts got involved.
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Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that
A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of West and Central Africa's largest marine reserves, where industrial trawling is banned. None of the trawlers held a valid license. The patrol found them because analysts at the nonprofit Global Fishing Watch had studied satellite data and worked out where to look.
Africa: Illegal Fishing Is Thriving in African Waters - a Satellite System Could Help Change That
Analysis - A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of west and central Africa's largest marine reserves, where industrial trawling is banned. None of the trawlers held a valid licence. The patrol found them because analysts at the non-profit Global Fishing Watch had studied satellite data and worked out where to look.
Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters – a satellite system could help change that
A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of west and central Africa’s largest marine reserves, where industrial trawling is banned. None of the trawlers held a valid licence. The patrol found them because analysts at the non-profit Global Fishing Watch had studied satellite data and worked out where to look. Most illegal fishing is not caught at all. In 2024, research…
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