Peru Commits to Publish Vessel Tracking Data through Global Fishing Watch - Oceana USA

Victory | June 7, 2017

Peru Commits to Publish Vessel Tracking Data through Global Fishing Watch

The Peruvian government made a public commitment to make its national vessel tracking data publicly available through Global Fishing Watch. This means data for all of Peru’s fisheries will be made public, including for the country’s famous anchoveta fishery which has historically been the world’s largest fishery by weight. This decision will make Peru’s enormous and important fisheries transparent and accountable to governments, fishery managers, seafood suppliers and buyers, journalists, researchers, nonprofit organizations and citizens around the world and assist in the responsible management of these ocean resources. The commitment, which was announced at The Ocean Conference hosted by the United Nations in New York City, was the result of Oceana’s collaboration with the Peruvian government to increase transparency of commercial fishing in Peru’s waters.