Prize Competition to Leverage the Latest Technology to Detect and Defeat Illegal Fishing

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Global Fishing Watch (GFW) announced the xView3 Challenge prize competition to identify the best computer vision algorithms to advance the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated  fishing.

The xView3 Challenge is a global call for skilled developers to harness satellite-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to detect dark vessels. $150,000 prize purse for this Challenge is provided by DIU and GFW, and will be awarded to U.S. and international participants (individuals and companies) with the best performing algorithms.

Visit the xView Challenge website for more information.