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 contribution of ships to the microbial faecal pollution status of water bodies is largely
unknown but frequently of human health concern. No methodology for a comprehensive and …

Illegal logging poses a significant threat to environmental conservation, contributing to
deforestation, ecosystem disruption, and economic losses. Traditional detection methods …

Understanding the dynamic spatial distribution and characteristics of fishing activities is
crucial for fisheries management and sustainable development. In recent years, small …

Abstract Other Effective Conservation Measures (OECMs) recognize that various forms of
management actions can contribute to biodiversity conservation. OECMs have been …

Expansion of marine conservation areas (CA) necessitates resource‐efficient and
achievable strategies for monitoring and evaluation of ongoing fishing activity at national …

Monitoring vessel activity is an important part of managing marine protected areas (MPAs),
but small-scale fishing and recreational vessels that do not participate in cooperative vessel …

Cumulative impact map** is a commonly applied spatial representation of the impacts of
human activities on the ocean. This spatial model has been applied at varying scales …

Marine protected area networks (MPANs)—collections of marine protected areas designed
to operate synergistically within a region—offer opportunities for habitat protection at large …

This thesis aims to equip a computer vision model to detect vessels from different polarities
in SAR images. The primary objective is to reduce the ocean's unregu lated, illegal vessel …