How technology can help to achieve at least 30% ocean protection

Mar 11, 2021

Achieving 30% protection of the whole ocean means the conservation of 109 million square kilometres. Image: Unsplash/Caleb George

Simon Cripps

Executive Director of the Global Marine Program, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)

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Global Fishing Watch’s map, which tracks the movements of more than 65,000 large fishing vessels in near real time. Image: Global Fishing Watch

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Surveillance and technology needs to be met with a sense of shared responsibility to save our oceans. Image: Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay

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