Little-to-no industrial fishing occurs in fully and highly protected marine areas
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers used satellite data and AI methods to assess industrial fishing activity in MPAs, finding that strongly protected areas had significantly less fishing activity than surrounding waters. In some cases, no vessels were detected at all.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Satellites show that strictly protected marine areas exclude industrial fishing University of Wisconsin-Madison · Jul 24, 2025 · first to report
- New research: Satellite imagery detects illegal fishing activity, shows strict protections work National Geographic Pristine Seas · Jul 24, 2025
- Two studies reveal global patterns of industrial fishing across marine protected areas American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Jul 24, 2025