AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The Global Fishing Watch dataset provides data on fishing effort, measured in hours of inferred fishing activity, from 2012 to 2017.
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The dataset includes information on various fishing gear types, including drifting longlines, fixed gear, purse seines, squid jiggers, trawlers, and other fishing methods.
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Each data asset represents the fishing effort for a specific flag state and day, with bands indicating the activity level for each gear type.
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The data is available at a resolution of 1113.2 meters and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC-BY-SA).
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Users can explore the data and access sample scripts on the Global Fishing Watch website and through Google Earth Engine.
- Dataset Availability
- 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z–2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- Global Fishing Watch
- Cadence
- 1 Day
- Tags
Description
Fishing effort, measured in hours of inferred fishing activity. Each asset is the effort for a given flag state and day, with one band for the fishing activity of each gear type.
See sample Earth Engine scripts. Also see the main GFW site for program information, fully interactive visualization maps, and impacts.
Bands
Pixel Size
1113.2 meters
Bands
| Name | Units | Pixel Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
drifting_longlines |
h/km^2 | meters | Hours per sq. km of fishing with drifting longlines. |
fixed_gear |
h/km^2 | meters | Hours per sq. km of fishing with fixed gear. |
other_fishing |
h/km^2 | meters | Hours per sq. km of fishing with other gear types. |
purse_seines |
h/km^2 | meters | Hours per sq. km of fishing with purse seines. |
squid_jigger |
h/km^2 | meters | Hours per sq. km of fishing with squid jiggers. |
trawlers |
h/km^2 | meters | Hours per sq. km of fishing with trawlers. |
Image Properties
Image Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| country | STRING | ISO3 country code of the vessel flag state. For all countries, use "WLD". |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. (CC-BY-SA)
Citations
Global Fishing Watch, "Tracking the Global Footprint of Fisheries." Science 361.6378 (2018).
Explore with Earth Engine
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('GFW/GFF/V1/fishing_hours') .filter(ee.Filter.date('2016-12-01', '2017-01-01')); var trawlers = dataset.select('trawlers'); var trawlersVis = { min: 0.0, max: 5.0, }; Map.setCenter(16.201, 36.316, 7); Map.addLayer(trawlers.max(), trawlersVis, 'Trawlers');