University of California: Satellites Show Strictly Protected Marine Areas Exclude Industrial Fishing
Illegal fishing is a global problem that threatens the health of ocean ecosystems and the very economic viability of the fishing industry. Marine protected areas — zones set aside to safeguard marine life — are a key tool for conservation, but monitoring them has been a long-standing challenge.
A team including UC Santa Barbara researchers showed that artificial intelligence methods applied to satellite data provide a powerful new way to assess industrial fishing activity in marine protected areas (MPAs). The approach can bridge blind spots in...
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