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Satellite data identifies companies fishing in high seas


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A team of researchers, using satellite data and other analytical tools, has identified companies fishing in high seas waters that lie outside of national jurisdiction where fishing has raised fears about environmental and labor violations. The study, which appears in the journal
One Earth, is the first to link companies to fishing activity in these largely unregulated areas.
There is a lot of concern about companies that operate on the high seas, simply because there they are beyond the reach of any nation s laws and regulations, says Jennifer Jacquet, an associate professor in NYU s Department of Environmental Studies and lead author of the peer-reviewed study. By connecting those boats with specific companies, this study takes a first step in enhancing transparency we now know a lot more about who is profiting from fish catches in the global commons. ....

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