Nya kartor visar vår aktivitet i haven

Fartygstrafik, oljeplattformar och annat Den ideella organisationen Global Fishing Watch, som bland annat drivs med bidrag från Google, har släppt ett gäng nya kartor som visualiserar hur olika typer av båttrafik rör sig på världshaven.

Sammanhang: ...Global Fishing Watch skriver om detta: "While not all boats are legally required to broadcast their position, vessels absent from public monitoring systems, often termed “dark fleets,” pose major challenges for protecting and managing natural resources. Researchers found numerous dark fishing vessels inside many marine protected areas, and a high concentration of vessels in many countries’ waters that previously showed little-to-no vessel activity by public monitoring systems." ...

Omnämnda platser: Europa.