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Google Earth enables remote tracking of fish catches

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SciDev.net

Publication Date
2014-01-16

[CAIRO] Persian Gulf governments could use Google’s free global satellite imaging program to better monitor and control fishing in their waters, say experts. Their comments follow a study that used Google Earth to uncover huge discrepancies between reported and observed fish catches in the region.

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http://www.scidev.net/global/fisheries/news/google-earth-enables-remote-tracking-of-fish-catches.html