🔴UPDATE🔴
Current investigations into the Chinese fleet located near the #Galapagos 🏝️🐢
@oceansasiaare uncovering many AIS anomalies, using @marinetraffic
Reefers that are in the area for months on end with no proximity alerts to any vessels… 1/5
⚠️They are looking into “bizarre findings” ⚠️
Source: @oceansasia through @marinetraffic
When we initially catalogued the vessels, we documented 213 squid boats. Now we have documented over 270, many which were 'not there' during our first sweep. This would mean that they were operating with their AIS switched off… 3/5#Oceans #Fishing #MarineConservation
— OceansAsia (@oceansasia1) August 22, 2020
We are working closely with our friends at @MarineTraffic who are assisting us and looking into our "bizarre findings." We will send any findings to the relevant authorities
— OceansAsia (@oceansasia1) August 22, 2020
The investigations continue…. 5/5#marinelife #oceanlife #MarineConservation
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Update on our current investigations into the Chinese fleet located near the #Galapagos
We are uncovering many AIS anomalies, using @MarineTraffic. Reefers that are in the area for months on end with no proximity alerts to any vessels…
1/5
“This would be almost impossible given their movements + tracks. This could mean that they are trans-shipping from vessels that have their AIS switched off, or from smaller vessels without AIS installed….
2/5
When we initially catalogued the vessels, we documented 213 squid boats. Now we have documented over 270, many which were ‘not there’ during our first sweep. This would mean that they were operating with their AIS switched off…
3/5
#Oceans#Fishing#MarineConservation
We’ve even found vessels that seem to have discovered warp drive, transiting across the Pacific in under a day whilst also having the ability to sail across entire continents. Some vessels have been changing their AIS names every few days…
4/5
We are working closely with our friends at @MarineTraffic who are assisting us and looking into our “bizarre findings.” We will send any findings to the relevant authorities The investigations continue….
5/5
#marinelife#oceanlife#MarineConservation
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