Dynamic Reports Provide Rapid Insights

Global Fishing Watch has released updates to the map and marine manager portal. Anyone can now: 

• Rapidly analyze and understand fishing or vessel activity in any area or time range of interest 
  • The addition of dynamic reports offers a quick and powerful way to access more information about any EEZ, MPA or area of interest in the Global Fishing Watch platform, allowing anyone to quickly:
    
    • View basic statistics about vessels and activity in an area;
    • Understand when activity takes place from a time series;
    • See a breakdown of which flag states and gear types are present in that area; and,
    • Examine which vessels are most active and quickly search within the list and download a subset.
  • Preview: Watch the video tutorial.
• Access the ProtectedSeas Navigator layer to learn more about managed areas and their regulations
  • The new ProtectedSeas Navigator reference layer can be toggled on to view marine protected areas, filter the layer by their ‘Level of Fishing Protection’ ranking and link directly to the Navigator for detailed information on fishing regulations. Learn more. 
• View names and identity information for non-fishing vessels
  • Thanks to our new partnership with Spire Global, we are now licensed to show names and identity information for non-fishing vessels in the platform.
• Benefit from the implementation of platform improvements
  • We have implemented general improvements across many aspects of the Global Fishing Watch platform, including:
    • Direct links to our user guide from the map; 
    • User guides now available in English, Spanish, French and Chinese.
    • The ability to filter the RFMO layer by name to keep the map focused on the layers of interest
    • The addition of requested formats for coordinates (degrees, minutes, seconds);
    • Improved visualization of points datasets; and,
    • Performance enhancements. 

Find our user guide, supporting information and tutorials on the Global Fishing Watch website. Share feedback through the built-in feedback form in the left sidebar on the marine manager portal and map. Email [email protected] for support.

Release – Thursday 11 May