Global Fishing Watch is promoting ocean sustainability through greater transparency. We use cutting-edge technology to visualise, track and share data about global fishing activity in near real-time and for free.
Just a decade ago, building an accurate picture of commercial fishing across the globe would have been impossible. Today, thanks to advances in satellite technology, cloud computing and machine learning, Global Fishing Watch is making it a reality.
We’re revolutionizing the ability to monitor commercial fishing, offering near real-time tracking of fishing activity via our public map. Anyone can use it, for free, to track fishing boats and download data about their activities. Our platform is helping enable scientific research, advocate for better policies to support marine protection, tackle overfishing and improve the way fishing is managed.
“With the data Global Fishing Watch provides, governments, fishery management organizations, researchers and the fishing industry can work together to rebuild fisheries and protect critical marine habitats.”
– Leonardo DiCaprio
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is proud to be a Funding Partner of Global Fishing Watch.
A conversation with NOAA researchers Heather Welch and Dr. Elliott Hazen
A key goal of Global Fishing Watch is to partner with leading researchers who can help us better understand, [...]
Towards a radar-illuminated ocean
At Global Fishing Watch, we use cutting-edge technology to visualize, track and share data about global fishing activity in [...]
Detecting dark fishing activity in the North Natuna Sea
On March 1st 2020, Indonesian authorities seized five Vietnamese vessels fishing illegally in the North Natuna Sea, located south [...]
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Why Global Fishing Watch?
Global
Shows fishing activity and marine traffic of ~65,000 publicly trackable commercial fishing vessels operating in the ocean
Near real-time
Regularly updated to show vessel tracks and fishing activity from January 1, 2012 through three days prior to present time
Easy to use
Designed so experts and non-experts can see and assess fishing activity at a glance and track individual vessels over time
Free for everyone
Available to anyone in the world with an internet connection
