Value proposition

Sustainability through transparency in global fishing activity

Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is an international non-profit organisation committed to advancing the sustainability of our oceans through increased transparency. By harnessing cutting-edge technology, our mapping platform provides a powerful tool for ocean governance, empowering anyone to view or download data and investigate global fishing activity in near real-time, for free.

GFW was founded in 2015 through a collaboration between Oceana, SkyTruth
and Google. Our work is made possible thanks to the generous support of our
funding partners.

Our research, data and technology partners are central to achieving our mission to accelerate innovation and deliver actionable insights to increase transparency in commercial fishing and the sustainable management of our oceans.

ocean conservation, maritime security, transparency, data science, machine learning, big data, research, fisheries monitoring, fishing vessel tracking, illegal fishing, marine protected areas, maritime domain awareness, and monitoring, control and surveillance