Food production data—such as crop, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries statistics—are
critical to achieving multiple sustainable development goals. However, the lack of reliable …

The world's population increasingly relies on the ocean for food, energy production and
global trade,–, yet human activities at sea are not well quantified,. We combine satellite …

When fisheries managers cannot see who is fishing or where fishing occurs, their scope for
management interventions is limited. This lack of transparency in spatial fishing activity is …

Accurate assessments of human-wildlife risk associated with industrial fishing are critical for
the conservation of marine top predators. Automatic Identification System (AIS) data provide …

While most research has focused on the legality of global industrial fishing, unregulated
fishing has largely escaped scrutiny. Here, we evaluate the unregulated nature of global …

Vast quantities of debris are beaching at remote islands in the western Indian Ocean. We
carry out marine dispersal simulations incorporating currents, waves, winds, beaching, and …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have measurable impacts on marine ecosystems and reliant
fisheries and associated communities. However, how MHWs translate to changes in fishing …

Frequent fishing activities are causing overfishing, destroying the habitat of marine life, and
threatening global marine biodiversity. Understanding the dynamics of fishing activities and …

Maritime security threats undermine safety and security at sea and, in turn, coastal states'
efforts to harness the resources in their maritime domain. This assertion is true for coastal …

Seabirds are amongst the most threatened taxa in the world, often due to incidental mortality
(bycatch) in fisheries. Hundreds of thousands are thought to be killed worldwide in gillnets …