Gibbs: The Dark Fleet

Gibbs: The Dark Fleet

In Anthropocene, Wayt Gibbs writes about ships that pass in the night—and the analysts who watch them in real time. Fishing vessels meet at sea for activities that can include illegal fishing, smuggling, and human trafficking, Wayt writes. But a high-tech spy system...

Gibbs: World View

New articles by Wayt Gibbs for Scientific American take a global perspective. Read about using real-time ship-tracking sites to spot illegal fishing around the world and find out what Bill Gates thinks about data and global health. Subscribers can get the origin story...