Every day we download more than 20 million data points, giving us the positions of the about two hundred thousand vessels in the world. To see where these vessels traveled in 2015, I plotted their positions to create the map you see above. This map shows all vessels carrying AIS, and not just fishing vessels, and […]
Vessel monitoring system, or VMS, tracks vessels in a similar way to AIS, but has historically been restricted to government regulators or other fisheries authorities. Several countries have released their VMS publicly on the Global Fishing Watch map. VMS systems broadcast positions at set intervals and some systems allow operators to increase transmission frequency when […]
Use your mouse to click and drag to scroll around the map. You can zoom in or out using your mouse pad or the +/- icons on the right side of the map.
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The VMS data remains under the ownership of the respective national authorities and we cannot release it publicly beyond displaying it on our map.
Loitering is when a single vessel exhibits behavior indicative of a potential encounter event. Loitering is estimated using automatic identification system (AIS) data, including vessel speed, duration in a given location, and distance from shore. Loitering occurs when a vessel travels at average speed of < two knots, while at least an average of 20 […]
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