- Dataset Availability
- 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z–2017-01-01T00:00:00
- Dataset Provider
- Global Fishing Watch
- Earth Engine Snippet
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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
Resolution
1113.2 meters
Bands
| Name | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
drifting_longlines |
hours/sq. km | Hours per sq. km of fishing with drifting longlines. |
fixed_gear |
hours/sq. km | Hours per sq. km of fishing with fixed gear. |
other_fishing |
hours/sq. km | Hours per sq. km of fishing with other gear types. |
purse_seines |
hours/sq. km | Hours per sq. km of fishing with purse seines. |
squid_jigger |
hours/sq. km | Hours per sq. km of fishing with squid jiggers. |
trawlers |
hours/sq. km | 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 in Earth Engine
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');