GreenInfo Network

Global Ocean Legacy, a project of Pew and its partners, aims to establish a worldwide system of very large, highly protected marine reserves where fishing and other extractive activities are prohibited. Program staff worked with GreenInfo to ascertain and represent the island coastlines, coral reefs, currents, bathymetry, and other important features. We visualize the environments so that they not only are accessible to policy advocates, government officials, and local residents, but also meet accuracy and precision standards for scientists. The initial lack of high-precision data for these very remote, tiny islands and surrounding waters makes this series of maps particularly challenging and particularly rewarding!