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At #UNOC2025, Ai2’s Ted Schmitt joined partners, including @minderoo, to share how we track 300K+ vessels weekly—turning satellite data into real-time insights for enforcement. Stopping illegal fishing starts with seeing what’s happening. #SDG14 #StopIUUfishing

🚨 Esta semana en Skylight: 🔹 Sesión especial con @PrefecturaNaval 🇦🇷 que nos compartirá su experiencia en procesos sancionatorios y el rol de la tecnología contra la #pescaINDNR 🌊⚖️ 🔹Entrenamiento básico para nuevos usuarios Inscríbete: forms.gle/pDi6XjRLVLbepW…

🌊 Last week at #UNOC3, we joined a powerful global community working to end #IUUFishing. From partner events to 1:1 meetings and a joint @JAC_oceans cocktail, the message was clear: technology + teamwork = real #OceanAction. 🌍🤝 Grateful to stand with so many allies.

At #UNOC2025 in Nice, @UNODC_MCP joined an interactive side event with @IDDRI_ThinkTank, @GlobalFishWatch & @allen_ai on monitoring, control & surveillance of high seas MPAs under the #BBNJ Agreement. We discussed compliance & enforcement through tech & justice system responses.

Illegal fishing thrives where coordination breaks down. At the CMAR Pavilion here at #UNOC2025, our own Natali Giomi joined key partners to spotlight how layers of tech—from real-time alerts to regional intel sharing—are transforming how countries fight IUU fishing.

“Let’s make criminal justice a central part of ocean governance, by enforcing laws, protecting marine resources and building long-term capacities,” said @UNODC Executive Director @GhadaFathiWaly at the @UN Ocean Conference today. #SaveOurOcean 📺Watch full message now👇👇

“Technology is not a replacement for those on the ground—but it can bridge the gap and stretch resources. AI makes that possible.” — Our own Ted Schmitt at the @UNODC_MCP x @INTERPOL_HQ session on tackling IUU fishing. Skylight stands ready to scale capacity, together. #UNOC

To stop illegal fishing, it's going to take more than tracking vessels. It takes action from all of us. Today, we're joining @UNODC_MCP, @INTERPOL_HQ, and others to show how timely intelligence drives stronger ocean protection. #UNOC2025

Our new paper details how we built these open-source AI models—processing 1.9TB of satellite imagery daily —and deployed them in Skylight to help safeguard the ocean for generations to come. PAPER: arxiv.org/pdf/2312.03207

At this week's @UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 we are proud to highlight how we are using open-source, state-of-the-art AI models and real-time information to help 300+ orgs restore ocean health and #SaveOurOcean through @SkylightMarine.

Skylight is honoured to have been invited by the @premar_ceclant 🇫🇷 and the Yaounde Architecture (@cic_yaounde) to attend the Main Planning Conference (MPC) for #GANO2025 . A strong signal of trust in our tech and impact. 🌍⚓ #MaritimeSecurity

🚨 New in Skylight: Vessel detections now include Sentinel-1C (Radar) & Sentinel-2C (Optical) satellites 🛰️ With these additions, Skylight can now monitor maritime activity more frequently and consistently. 🚢 #OceanConservation #MDA #MaritimeSecurity

🚨 New in Skylight: With our new Dist-2-Coast model, Skylight now detects vessels operating deep inland — even in rivers, lakes, and estuaries. A major step forward in monitoring dark vessel activity at scale. 🛰️ #AI #RemoteSensing #DarkVessels

Honored to join @TheWCS on a field mission to 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo (May 6–9) to explore how AI can support the fight against #IUUFishing in key blue–green corridors. 🌊🌿 We engaged with the Navy, Fisheries, and MPA officers protecting marine biodiversity. 🙌 #AIforOceans

In 2024, UNODC helped make our seas safer. With our partners, we: ✔️ Supported 100+ countries ✔️ Trained 8,500+ officers to stop crime at sea ✔️ Boosted surveillance, detection & response capacities ✔️ Trained judges & prosecutors More on our impact: unodc.org/documents/Mari…

For your Sunday read: Skylight's real-time fishing capabilities are proving invaluable to countries worldwide. Here's a deep dive into how we built Atlantes, a powerful new suite of AI models that uses GPS data to analyze vessel behavior. allenai.org/blog/atlantes #AI4Good

By open-sourcing Atlantes, we invite everyone to build upon our work and join us in safeguarding our ocean’s future: github.com/allenai/atlant…

Already deployed in our @SkylightMarine platform, Atlantes is driving real-world conservation impact. Read more about how we built it: allenai.org/blog/atlantes