The Global Fishing Watch map is the first open-access platform for visualization and analysis of marine traffic and vessel-based human activity at sea.

Jan 1, 2012 · Powered by satellite technology and machine learning, the map merges multiple types of vessel tracking data to provide a view of global human activity at sea, including fishing activity, encounters between vessels, night light vessel detection and vessel presence.

Jul 28, 2020 · Global Fishing Watch’s open-access technology products, datasets, and code accelerate research and innovation and support sustainable ocean management. Our Map Our map is the first open-access online platform for visualization and analysis of human activity at sea.

Jul 15, 2021 · Explore Global Fishing Watch's 2021 map with enhanced features, dynamic data tools, and real-time fishing activity insights.

6 days ago · Global Fishing Watch partners with leading scientific institutions to produce new open-source datasets and analyses and understand the most critical challenges facing our ocean.

Explore an interactive map of how Global Fishing Watch fosters transparency in ocean governance, combating illegal fishing & protecting biodiversity through global partnerships.

The Global Fishing Watch map includes encounter events where fishing and carrier vessels meet at sea. Global Fishing Watch data processing identifies an encounter when two vessels are in close proximity (within 500 meters) at low speed for at least 2 hours.

Nov 19, 2019 · In 2018, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) published the first ever global maps of fishing activity using AIS data. These fishing maps drew on billions of GPS positions broadcast by over 60,000 fishing vessels, and they revealed fishing operations in all oceans in incredible detail.

Feb 21, 2025 · Global Fishing Watch is leveraging open data and emerging technology to publicly map more than one million ocean-going vessels and fixed infrastructure. Learn more about this monitoring system for all industrial human activity at sea, the open ocean project.

Our fishing map is a freely available online platform for visualization and analysis of human activity at sea. Easy-to use features offer a range of stakeholders the ability to search for vessels, filter activities by flag State or time period, identify port visits and view encounters between vessels in near real-time.