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GlobalFishingWatch_map

Providing Depth – Mapping and Marine Wildlife Threats

2018-02-28
By: TheMole19
On: February 28, 2018
In: gis, Map of the Day, maps, Uncategorized
Tagged: data visualisation, environment, fishing, geography, geospatial, gis, map, mapping, marine, nature, ocean, satellite, sea, web development, wildlife, world
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Gone fishing Quick question – what do Leonardo Di Caprio, a New Zealand data visualisation agency and David Attenborough have in common? They have all used highly effective visual tools to highlight threats to marine life*. Allow me to explain. I recently stumbled upon a striking and important interactive map from an organisation called ‘Global Fishing Watch’ (GFW), an organisation which is supported by the Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation. In the words of the Oscar winning actor himself,  “with the data Global Fishing Watch provides, governments, fishery management organizations, researchers and the fishing industry can work together to rebuild fisheries and protect critical marine habitats.”Read More →

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