Map & Data
Global Fishing Watch’s open-access technology products, datasets, and code accelerate research and innovation and support sustainable ocean management.
Our Map
Our map is the first open-access online platform for visualization and analysis of human activity at sea.Â
Carrier Vessel Portal
Our carrier vessel portal pinpoints encounters between vessels, synthesizes fishing authorizations and filters publicly available data to create a picture of vessel risk for management authorities. .
Marine Manager
Our marine manager portal provides near real-time, dynamic, and interactive data on ocean conditions, biology, and human-use activity to support marine spatial planning, marine protected area design and management, and scientific research.
Vessel Viewer
Vessel Viewer is a vessel history tool developed in partnership with TMT that uses satellite data and advanced analysis to produce current and historical information on vessel identity and activity.
Datasets and Code
Global Fishing Watch is committed to making as much of its data and code freely available as possible.
Recent Work
New Technology Unveils Massive Illegal Fishing by Dark Fleets in North Korea, What Next?
International collaboration and new technology shows unprecedented picture of fishing activity in North Korea, calls on nations to take action In the 30th issue of Science Advances Global Fishing Watch, along with 13 other co-authors,
New Data Download Portal
Global Fishing Watch is excited to announce the launch of our data download portal, a new system for accessing our data. This platform is designed to provide a more streamlined, flexible, and customizable approach to