This article was produced and first published by our data partner, Spire Global. Transparency in a whole new light In February this year, a Vietnamese ship entered Indonesian waters, likely fished illegally, and then returned to port without consequence. By March, it was back at sea. There were no signs to indicate that the vessel […]
Are whaling vessels that operate without using aids to avoid vessel collision putting the safety of biodiversity and people at risk? This week the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has convened in Slovenia. The gathering marks the 30th anniversary of the commission’s moratorium on commercial whaling.
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 […]
Ask the Expert Tim Hochberg Senior machine learning engineer How do you match automatic identification system data with satellite imagery to identify publicly tracked vessels? Automatic identification systems, commonly referred to as AIS, transmit a ship’s position and alerts others to its whereabouts. While originally designed as a collision avoidance mechanism, AIS is regularly used […]
For more information, contact: Kimbra Cutlip / [email protected] /+1 443.871.1632 See the public Indonesia workspace map revealing Indonesian VMS data alongside AIS data. https://globalfishingwatch.org/indonesia-vms ALL MEDIA INCLUDED HERE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THIS GOOGLE DRIVE Youtube Video available here: https://youtu.be/U0vgrj9GhoU FOR IMAGES BELOW Credit: Global Fishing Watch, Inc., 2017 Captions: Global Fishing Watch uses publicly broadcast AIS signals to track fishing vessels. […]
Global Fishing Watch is using radar data to detect fishing vessels hidden from monitoring systems Global Fishing Watch is working to transform fisheries governance by harnessing satellite data to publicly show the movements of fishing vessels. A key data source for detecting apparent global fishing activity is satellite automatic identification system, or AIS—a collision avoidance […]
The IMO requires AIS use by all vessels >500GT, for any vessel >300GT that is on an “international voyage” and for all passenger vessels: IMO Revised Guidelines for the Onboard Operation Use of Shipborne AIS – A.1106(29) 22 AIS should always be in operation when ships are underway or at anchor. If the master believes […]
Jakarta, Indonesia – The presence of foreign fishing vessels in Indonesian waters has declined significantly since a ban was enacted in November 2014 by the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, according to new analysis by Global Fishing Watch (GFW). By analysing data from the Automatic Identification System (AIS) (1), an open source vessel tracking […]
At Global Fishing Watch, we hear it all the time: “Tracking commercial fishing vessels from satellites is such a great idea, and it seems so easy!” In fact, we’ve received a few questions from our readers asking us why this isn’t just a simple hack of publicly available data.
Advances in Satellite Radar Analysis Help Reveal Fishing Activity
