SkyTruth in the News (2016)

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2016 News

December 9, 2016

Thousands of Invisible Oil Spills Are Destroying The Gulf
WIRED, Grey Ellis
SkyTruth’s David Manthos talks to WIRED about the thousands of gallons of oil that leak into the Gulf of Mexico every day from damaged and abandoned oil infrastructure.

November 27, 2016

Indonesia calls on Australia to help with Montara oil spill aftermath
Sydney Morning Herald, Jewel Topsfield
SkyTruth imagery is used by Indonesia and Australia to help plan relief for those affected by the 2009 Montara oil spill.

November 20, 2016

The latest weapon in the fight against illegal fishing? Artificial intelligence
The Guardian, Catherine O’Conner
Global Fishing Watch uses big data and machine learning to track illegal fishing around the world. Soon, it may be possible to identify when fishermen haul in endangered and protected species using a new twist on facial recognition technology.

November 16, 2016

Marine World Heritage Sites: Cornerstone of Sustainable Fisheries
National Geographic, Fanny Douvere
Nat Geo discusses the importance of sustainable fisheries for the world’s oceans, and the role of SkyTruth and Global Fishing Watch in helping the fight against illegal fishing in Marine World Heritage Sites.

November 14, 2016

Oil and Water: 11,700 Gulf oil spills since BP raise new fears
4WWLTV, David Hammer
Discusses SkyTruth’s monitoring of spills in the Gulf of Mexico.

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November 4, 2016

More than 60 petrochemical accidents reported in Louisiana during two weeks in October
NOLA.com, Gus Lubin
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade uses SkyTruth data to bring attention to dozens of chemical spills in the Gulf of Mexico during the last weeks of October.

November 1, 2016

Satellite watchers busted an illegal fishing vessel, and they’re coming for others around the world
Business Insider, Gus Lubin
The island nation of Kiribati uses Global Fishing Watch to bust illegal fisherman in their new no-fishing zone, encouraging other governments to look at using the public access tool to aid law enforcement.

October 24, 2016

Fish That Isn’t What It Actually Is: SkyTruth’s Global Fishing Watch hopes to change it
Progressive Grocer, Phil Lempert
SkyTruth’s Global Fishing Watch is used to analyze fishing boat behavior and bring transparency to the problem of mislabeled fish in the sushi industry.

October 12, 2016

Online Tracking of Ships Fights Illegal Fishing Worldwide
EOS, Randy Showstack
Eos discusses some of the technology behind Global Fishing Watch, featuring an interview with John Amos.

September 20, 2016

New, Free Tool Gives Everyone a Satellite View of Illegal Fishing
How Stuff Works, John Donovan
A discussion on the launch of Global Fishing Watch and how it provides a public access tool to hold perpetrators of illegal fishing responsible.

September 16, 2016

September 15, 2016

August 24, 2016

The Fight to Save the World’s Seas From China’s Bloated Fishing Industry
Time, Charlie Campbell
SkyTruth’s Bjorn Bergman is featured in this article about the Chinese fishing fleet and location spoofing among some vessels

August 13, 2016

Is That Real Tuna in Your Sushi? Now, a Way to Track That Fish
The New York Times, Claire Martin
A look at Global Fishing Watch and traceability of seafood products in Western markets.

August 5, 2016

Think You Bought Red Snapper? Don’t Be So Sure
Wall Street Journal, Larry Olmsted
Mentions SkyTruth’s partnership with Google and Oceana in the GFW Program

July 18, 2016

Health study shows connection between asthma attacks and gas drilling
State Impact – NPR, Susan Phillips
Discusses study made possible in part by SkyTruth’s FrackFinder PA project
Also appears in Inside Climate News, Natural Gas Intel, Truth-Out

June 29, 2016

8 Breakthrough Innovations Saving Our Ocean
Huffington Post, Matthew Mulrennan
GFW is listed at #4 in this list of innovations.

June 10, 2016

Why You Haven’t Heard About the Shell Oil Spill
U-Loop – College Health News, Melissa Aguilera
Mentions SkyTruth’s estimates of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill.

May 27, 2016

Ocean Science Radio – Eye in the Sky
Ocean Science Radio
Podcast interview with John about satellite monitoring of illegal fishing and the work of GFW.

April 28, 2016

Drones: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Illegal Fishing
The Fish Site, Sam Andrews
Discusses the work of GFW.

April 26, 2016

Regulators relax monitoring of decade-old Gulf oil leak
Associated Press, Michael Kunzelman
Features quote from John about the Taylor Energy leak. Also carried by Miami Herald, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Claims Journal, Times-Picayune, Salt Lake Tribune and others.

April 24, 2016

April 15, 2016

Indonesia Takes Explosive Approach to Illegal Fishing
Wall Street Journal, by Sara Schonhardt and I Made Sentana
Mentions SkyTruth’s partnering with Google and Oceana for Global Fishing Watch.

April 7, 2016

A Tiny Island Territory Has An Ambitious Plan For Ocean Protection
ThinkProgress.org, Katie Valentine
Mentions SkyTruth’s partnering with Google and Oceana for Global Fishing Watch and features a quote from Paul Woods.

April 6, 2016

China to Investigate Driftnet Fleet Without Sea Shepherd
The Maritime Executive
Mentions SkyTruth’s blog post regarding unusual vessel behavior in the South Indian Ocean.

March 28, 2016

SkyTruth Tracking Poachers in Palau via Satellites
Earth Imaging Journal
Features a link to the NY Times Magazine article on SkyTruth, GFW and IUU Fishing.

March 14, 2016

March 13, 2016

Marine Wildlife Protection Meets Maritime Tracking
Marasi News
Discusses the paper co-authored by SkyTruth about how AIS could be the key to keeping fishing vessels honest.

March 11, 2016

March 10, 2016

February 29, 2016

Technology can help resolve South Asia’s fishing wars
SciDev.net, by Nalak Gunawardene
Discusses SkyTruth’s work with GFW.

February 19, 2016

This Oil Leak Could Last for 100 Years — and the Company Involved Refuses to Fix It
Greenpeace, by Tim Donaghy
Discusses SkyTruth’s monitoring of the Taylor Energy spill and features SkyTruth’s Gulf Oil Spill map.

February 18, 2016

Past Guest Lecturer John Amos mentioned in a NY times Feature Article
Colby.edu
Mentions that John was a previous guest-lecturer at Colby College.

February 17, 2016

Palau vs. the Poachers

New York Times Magazine, Ian Urbina
Feature about Bjorn and SkyTruth’s work tracking illegal fishing in Palau’s waters.

February 16, 2016

Aerial Imaging Catches Planet Wreckers Red Handed
Sourceable, Marc Howe
Mentions SkyTruth, FrackFinder and our work on the Deepwater Horizon spill.

February 13, 2016

Big Data from AIS Could Help Wildlife

The Maritime Executive
Paper co-authored by John regarding the application of AIS to environmental issues.

February 12, 2016

Marine Vessel Tracking System Also A Lifesaver For Wildlife
ECN Magazine
Paper co-authored by John regarding the application of AIS to environmental issues.

February 11, 2016

February 8, 2016

Shepherdstown nonprofit tracks environmental, fishing issues
Hagerstown Mail, Richard Belisle
Features interview with David Manthos and John Amos re: SkyTruth, GFW and the work we do.

February 6, 2016

Geospatial data for the people, by the people
Mongabay Wildtech, Suzanne Palminteri
Interview with SkyTruth team about remote sensing, citizen science and public engagement.

February 5, 2016

Satellites, Drones Catching Companies Destroying the Planet
Sustainable Brands, Hannah Furlong
Links to Fast Company article of 3/15 and discusses SkyTruth’s work on illegal fishing, oil spills and frack finding.

February 4, 2016

Watch out, corporations: Space detectives are watching you ruin the planet
Grist, Kate Yoder
Links to Fast Company article of 3/15 and discusses SkyTruth’s work on illegal fishing, oil spills and frack finding.

January 29, 2016

Beyond the Headlines
Living On Earth
Radio interview that mentions the work that SkyTruth is doing.

January 25, 2016

Eyes in the sky: Green groups harness data from space
GreenBiz, Jacques Leslie
Features interview with John Amos by Jacques Leslie.

January 22, 2016

DiCaprio dona 3.4 millones de dólares a la Amazonía ecuatoriana
TeleSUR
Mentions SkyTruth and GFW.

January 21, 2016

A Love Letter to the Ocean
Huffington Post, Susan Cohn Rockefeller
Mentions SkyTruth and GFW.

January 20, 2016

January 19, 2016

SkyTruth spots environmental problems from space
Christian Science Monitor, Jacques Leslie
Reprint of YaleEnvironment360 article about SkyTruth.
SkyTruth spots environmental problems from space – Christian Science Monitor
Oil Price News
Reprint of YaleEnvironment360 article about SkyTruth.
[N.B. Link no longer works, was http://oilpricesnews.com/gulf-oil-spill/skytruth-spots-environmental-problems-from-space-christian-science-monitor/]

January 11, 2016

Eyes in the Sky: Green Groups Are Harnessing Data from Space
Environment360, Jacques Leslie
Article about the work that SkyTruth has done and continues to do.

January 7, 2016