Researchers Analyzed over 22 Billion Shipping Positions to Map the Global Footprint of Industrial Fishing
To map out global fishing activity, over 22 billion AIS messages between 2012 and 2016 were analyzed by researchers.
This Antenna Helps Tracks Ships from Space
Built compact enough to fit onto a minisatellite, this antenna successfully tracked Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals emitted from commercial sea vessels during a test run abroad the International Space Station in 2010.