you know for years we’ve been puzzling over the problem of showing people
over the problem of showing people
over the problem of showing people what’s happening in the environment out
what’s happening in the environment out
what’s happening in the environment out in the ocean because so much of the
in the ocean because so much of the
in the ocean because so much of the important things that are happening to
important things that are happening to
important things that are happening to the ocean are happening you know way
the ocean are happening you know way
the ocean are happening you know way offshore out of sight or underneath the
offshore out of sight or underneath the
offshore out of sight or underneath the surface of the water you can’t see
surface of the water you can’t see
surface of the water you can’t see what’s below the waves and you can’t see
what’s below the waves and you can’t see
what’s below the waves and you can’t see what’s more than ten miles offshore
what’s more than ten miles offshore
what’s more than ten miles offshore nobody ever sees that I think it’s
nobody ever sees that I think it’s
nobody ever sees that I think it’s really important for people to realize
really important for people to realize
really important for people to realize that yeah the ocean is huge but it’s not
that yeah the ocean is huge but it’s not
that yeah the ocean is huge but it’s not infinite the oceans are running out of
infinite the oceans are running out of
infinite the oceans are running out of fish it’s all the nations of the world
fish it’s all the nations of the world
fish it’s all the nations of the world commercial fishing vessels are taking
commercial fishing vessels are taking
commercial fishing vessels are taking too many fish they’re competing with
too many fish they’re competing with
too many fish they’re competing with each other to catch declining fish
each other to catch declining fish
each other to catch declining fish stocks so they’re working harder and
stocks so they’re working harder and
stocks so they’re working harder and harder and harder to catch fewer and
harder and harder to catch fewer and
harder and harder to catch fewer and fewer fish so in the end that will be a
fewer fish so in the end that will be a
fewer fish so in the end that will be a fish global fishing watch is a
fish global fishing watch is a
fish global fishing watch is a partnership between sky truth Oceana and
partnership between sky truth Oceana and
partnership between sky truth Oceana and Google to take all of the trackable
Google to take all of the trackable
Google to take all of the trackable commercial fishing activity in the ocean
commercial fishing activity in the ocean
commercial fishing activity in the ocean around the world and put it on a map on
around the world and put it on a map on
around the world and put it on a map on the web for everybody to see so part of
the web for everybody to see so part of
the web for everybody to see so part of what we do at sky truth is just try to
what we do at sky truth is just try to
what we do at sky truth is just try to make the invisible visible and we
make the invisible visible and we
make the invisible visible and we stumbled across this technology called
stumbled across this technology called
stumbled across this technology called automatic identification system and it’s
automatic identification system and it’s
automatic identification system and it’s a ship-to-ship system of radio frequency
a ship-to-ship system of radio frequency
a ship-to-ship system of radio frequency broadcasts where vessels can tell each
broadcasts where vessels can tell each
broadcasts where vessels can tell each other where they are who they are how
other where they are who they are how
other where they are who they are how big they are and where they’re moving
big they are and where they’re moving
big they are and where they’re moving and how fast and it turns out that these
and how fast and it turns out that these
and how fast and it turns out that these ship-to-ship broadcasts can be
ship-to-ship broadcasts can be
ship-to-ship broadcasts can be intercepted by satellites flying over
intercepted by satellites flying over
intercepted by satellites flying over had a couple hundred miles up based on
had a couple hundred miles up based on
had a couple hundred miles up based on the way the fishing vessel is moving
the way the fishing vessel is moving
the way the fishing vessel is moving out in the ocean we can tell when it’s
out in the ocean we can tell when it’s
out in the ocean we can tell when it’s actually engaged in fishing activity so
actually engaged in fishing activity so
actually engaged in fishing activity so as long as you’re actually broadcasting
as long as you’re actually broadcasting
as long as you’re actually broadcasting we can construct a path that your vessel
we can construct a path that your vessel
we can construct a path that your vessel is followed and put that on a map for
is followed and put that on a map for
is followed and put that on a map for everybody and so now you can tell based
everybody and so now you can tell based
everybody and so now you can tell based on when and where the fishing happened
on when and where the fishing happened
on when and where the fishing happened overlaid with the map of what the rules
overlaid with the map of what the rules
overlaid with the map of what the rules are you can see whether it was in a
are you can see whether it was in a
are you can see whether it was in a place that would legal or not so it
place that would legal or not so it
place that would legal or not so it starts from from a red and it goes up to
starts from from a red and it goes up to
starts from from a red and it goes up to yellow and orange and white so the
yellow and orange and white so the
yellow and orange and white so the intensity of it shows you how much
intensity of it shows you how much
intensity of it shows you how much fishing is happening there and then it’s
fishing is happening there and then it’s
fishing is happening there and then it’s just like you’re in Google Earth or
just like you’re in Google Earth or
just like you’re in Google Earth or Google Maps just like you’d expect you
Google Maps just like you’d expect you
Google Maps just like you’d expect you just zoom in and you move around and you
just zoom in and you move around and you
just zoom in and you move around and you see where the fishing is and then you
see where the fishing is and then you
see where the fishing is and then you have a you have a little time slider
have a you have a little time slider
have a you have a little time slider that will let you move move through the
that will let you move move through the
that will let you move move through the years and look at how the fishing
years and look at how the fishing
years and look at how the fishing changed over time so with global fishing
changed over time so with global fishing
changed over time so with global fishing watch right now even though the amount
watch right now even though the amount
watch right now even though the amount of fishing activity that we’re able to
of fishing activity that we’re able to
of fishing activity that we’re able to see and show people is kind of
see and show people is kind of
see and show people is kind of jaw-dropping
jaw-dropping
jaw-dropping it’s really only the tip of the iceberg
it’s really only the tip of the iceberg
it’s really only the tip of the iceberg at this point and just a glimpse at what
at this point and just a glimpse at what
at this point and just a glimpse at what the total commercial fishing picture is
the total commercial fishing picture is
the total commercial fishing picture is we enable thousands of watch dogs who
we enable thousands of watch dogs who
we enable thousands of watch dogs who are currently not don’t have the tools
are currently not don’t have the tools
are currently not don’t have the tools to to speak up
to to speak up
to to speak up and that’s exactly what motivates me
and that’s exactly what motivates me
and that’s exactly what motivates me with sky truth is taking the unseen
with sky truth is taking the unseen
with sky truth is taking the unseen world and making it more visible to more
world and making it more visible to more
world and making it more visible to more people which inspires better management
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