Global Fishing Activity Tracker Screensaver
The Global Fishing Activity Tracker screensaver ranks countries by real satellite-detected fishing vessel activity. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Global Fishing Activity Tracker screensaver works
The saver reads real recent fishing-effort data by vessel flag from the Global Fishing Watch API.
Countries are ranked by real detected fishing hours, highest first.
The pipeline refreshes the board on its own schedule.
A free, application-approved Global Fishing Watch API token is required.
A worked example
A flag country with real high detected fishing activity sits at the top of the board, exactly matching Global Fishing Watch's own satellite analysis.
Settings & tips
- Activity is real satellite-detected vessel behavior, not self-reported.
- Accent recolours the ranking bars.
- Global Fishing Watch is a real nonprofit ocean-monitoring initiative.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real fishing data?
- Yes — real satellite-detected activity from Global Fishing Watch.
- Is a key needed?
- Yes, a free approved API token is required to activate this feed.
- Does this track illegal fishing?
- It shows real detected activity; interpretation of legality requires further context.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.