
Global Fishing Watch is an international non-profit organization 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. Global Fishing Watch was founded in 2015 through a collaboration between Oceana, SkyTruth and Google. 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.

Global Fishing Watch is an international non-profit organization 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. Global Fishing Watch was founded in 2015 through a collaboration between Oceana, SkyTruth and Google. 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.
Founded: 2015 (independent nonprofit since June 2017)
Mission: Increase transparency of human activity at sea to advance ocean governance and sustainable fisheries
Model: Open-access mapping platform and open datasets using satellite, AIS, and machine learning
Major funding: USD $60M five-year commitment via The Audacious Project (announced June 7, 2023)
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; lack of transparency in ocean activity; sustainable fisheries and ocean governance.
2015
Non-profit Organizations
USD $60 million
Five-year commitment to support expansion of AI and satellite data initiatives to address illegal fishing and safeguard the ocean.
“Philanthropic donors and foundations (including The Audacious Project funders, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bezos Earth Fund, Dalio Philanthropies, Adessium Foundation and others)”