Global Fishing Watch is advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea. By creating and publicly sharing map visualizations, data and analysis tools, we enable scientific research and drive a transformation in how we manage our ocean.
Global Fishing Watch at UNOC3 Read our opinion piece From June 9 – 13 2025, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), co-hosted by the governments of France and Costa Rica, took place in Nice, France. This year, the conference theme was “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. […]
Africa Related expert: Dame Mboup Rising pressures on Africa’s fisheries and marine resources Fisheries play a crucial role in Africa, particularly for coastal populations whose livelihoods and food security depend on fish. Directly contributing $24 billion to the African economy each year, fisheries and aquaculture employ some 12 million people across the continent. At the […]
Guia de Mapas English | Español | Français | Portuguese |中文 Menu Introdução O mapa Global Fishing Watch é a primeira plataforma on-line de acesso aberto para visualização e análise da atividade humana baseada em embarcações no mar. Alimentado por tecnologia de satélite e aprendizado de máquina, o mapa mescla vários tipos de dados de […]
Our Technology Harvesting big data Processing the data Sharing the results Just a decade ago, building an accurate picture of human activity at sea across the globe would have been impossible. But thanks to advances in satellite technology, cloud computing and machine learning, Global Fishing Watch is now making it a reality. We are revolutionizing […]
Novel research provides new tool to improve global fisheries oversight Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing accounts for up to $23.5 billion every year and is enabled by vessels frequently changing their name, flag State or owner. New research , led by Global Fishing Watch and published in Science Advances , uses big data processing and a compilation of global datasets to track […]
Datasets and Code: Vessel Identity Transparency plays a central role in promoting the sustainability of marine resources and advancing ocean governance. Information that allows us to better understand vessel identity is a fundamental part of transparency. But such information is often fragmented, incomplete or inconsistent across multiple sources, and sometimes it is not publicly available […]
The Global Squid Fishery Related expert: Nate Miller The global squid fishery is made up of hundreds of vessels operating primarily in unregulated areas of the high seas. In recent years, fishing activity has increased sharply, raising concerns in coastal States whose exclusive economic zones (EEZ) border major squid fishing grounds. The global squid fleet […]
Transparency in Focus: Peru In 2018, Peru sparked a wave of transparency across Latin America by sharing its vessel monitoring system data on the Global Fishing Watch map. That decision transformed the fishing sector and has helped deliver knowledge about the ocean to improve policies and deliver effective action in fisheries management. Thanks to the […]
Emerging tools and datasets help quantify fishing pressure and can inform management at remote, unmonitored seamounts Seamounts—large underwater mountains— hold vital biological diversity, but they also contend with heavy exploitation. Numbering in the tens of thousands across vast stretches of the high seas, they have been favored targets for longline and deepwater trawl vessels. And […]
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