New Account Settings and Security
Platform users can now enable two-factor authentication, sign in with a passkey, and manage account details and email preferences from a new settings page.
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Platform Update
Gaps in Monthly Registry Source Ingestion
(Updated on 20 August 2026) Global Fishing Watch has temporarily paused data updates for Canada, Ecuador and the EU registries due to integration failures caused by source changes.
Five New Vessel Registry Data Sources Integrated
Five new vessel registry data sources integrated to Vessel Viewer, expanding vessel information coverage for global fleets.
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Ocean-Land Mask Update in our Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Pipeline Solved
We updated our Synthetic Aperture Radar data pipeline to address a recent technical issue in our processing infrastructure.
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Skylight VIIRS Detections Added
Near-real-time nighttime vessel detections from Skylight’s VIIRS model are now available in Global Fishing Watch platform, enabling improved monitoring of vessel activity at night.
Version 4 Data Pipeline Release
Global Fishing Watch has launched an improved version — version 4 — of our automatic identification system (AIS), vessel identity, object detection and vessel monitoring system (VMS) data pipelines.
Marine Manager: New Analysis and Environmental Features
Access new wind and currents datasets and enhanced analysis of uploaded datasets.
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Deep Sea Mining Watch Portal
A new enhanced public portal that tracks and visualizes vessels engaged in deep-sea mineral activities.
Missing AIS Encounters
We’ve detected an issue with how automatic identification system (AIS) encounter events are generated.
Introducing Global Reports on the Global Fishing Watch Map
Update integrates features from Carrier Vessel Portal directly into the Global Fishing Watch map.
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Missing Sentinel-2 Data That Feeds Vessel Detections
The data source we use for our Sentinel 2 vessel detections and fixed Infrastructure datasets is experiencing an issue.
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Inconsistency in AIS Filters Leads to Events Without Tracks
Events and vessel detections may show in our platform, but tracks are missing.
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Expanded Vessel Detections With Sentinel-2 Optical Imagery
Our new optical satellite imagery detections layer delivers clearer views of vessels at sea, offering expanded coverage and unprecedented nearshore detail.
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Expanded Timebar and Port Buffer Filter
Updates allow the analysis of vessel activities in greater detail and more realistic apparent fishing effort estimates near ports.