Blog | Dark Shipping

A deep dive into dark shipping, AIS spoofing, and maritime monitoring & manipulation.

Travis Turgeon

Sep 20, 20237 min

Is IUU Fishing Really That Hard To Stop? How One Ship Evaded Capture for Over a Decade

"The STS-50 grew notorious for its part in poaching operations for the Antarctic and Patagonian Toothfish - both lucrative cod species...

Travis Turgeon

Aug 14, 20234 min

QUAD's Maritime Initiative Update (August 2023)

"The IPMDA will act as a deterring mechanism for all illegal or illicit activity in maritime spaces in the Indo-Pacific and will promote...

Travis Turgeon

Aug 10, 20236 min

How Missing AIS Data from Dark Ships Can Help Mitigate Illegal Fishing

"Dark shipping is a plague on legal and sustainable wild fisheries and threatens everything from the livelihoods of those who depend on...