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Version 5 Data Pipeline Release FAQs
Major Data Update: Improvements and FAQ Overview What is included in the new data release?Why is Global Fishing Watch introducing this data release?Is the website or map interface changing?What dataset names changed and why? Data improvements and technical upgrades How do the upgraded AI models work?What new baseline geographic data is included? Impact on data […]
Sustainability Through Transparency
Sustainability Through Transparency Advancing ocean governance relies on better monitoring of human activity at sea Overview Covering more than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, the ocean provides essential nutrition to billions of people and sustains a global economy that is valued in excess of $1 trillion. Home to huge reservoirs of biodiversity, the ocean connects […]
How AIS and VMS Tracking Technologies Work: 10 Essential Questions Answered
Discover how these complementary systems work, where each excels and why using them together strengthens fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance.
Driving ocean transparency across Latin America
Driving ocean transparency across Latin America Related expert: Mónica Espinoza Miralles Latin American waters are among the planet’s most biodiverse and productive. Stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic, they nurture coral reefs, support vast fisheries and sustain millions of coastal communities. However, as pressures on marine ecosystems grow, due to issues such as overfishing […]
Annual Report 2023
2023 Annual Report JUMP TO:Message from the CEOOur ImpactGlobal Fishing Watch in ActionBy the NumbersFinancialsGovernance Message from the CEO With each passing year, Global Fishing Watch demonstrates an ever-increasing role in addressing various threats facing the ocean. Whether it’s through groundbreaking research, work alongside governments, international bodies and other NGOs, or our growing voice in […]
Publications
Publications 2024 Satellite mapping reveals extensive industrial activity at sea Fernando Paolo, David Kroodsma, Jennifer Raynor, Tim Hochberg, Pete Davis, Jesse Cleary, Luca Marsaglia, Sara Orofino, Christian Thomas and Patrick Halpin (2024).Read the paper – Press release 2023 Global prevalence of setting longlines at dawn highlights bycatch risk for threatened albatross David Kroodsma (GFW), Joanna […]
Ask the Expert: Amanda Lohmann, Data scientist, vessel tracking and behavior
What information can be accessed in the public apparent fishing effort dataset and what has changed in the latest release?
2022: A Year of Success—and Greater Promise
A wave of ocean action shows opportunities for greater transparency toward marine governance Tony Long, CEO, Global Fishing Watch 2022 dawned with even more uncertainty than most years. With COVID-19 lingering, it was unclear if the ocean conservation and fisheries management communities could hold the international meetings necessary to kick start work that had stalled […]
Datasets and Code: Vessel Classifications
Datasets and Code: Vessel Classification How we classify vessels Global Fishing Watch uses a database of vessel records containing registry and automatic identification system (AIS)-based information to identify vessels with a known class. A two-part system — combining a convolutional neural network and a random forest model — is then trained to identify other vessels […]