This layer shows cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer for the year 2015. Fishing hours are summed over rig type, country, and through the year to get cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer.

2015 Global Fishing Hours (hours/square kilometer)

This layer shows cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer for the year 2013. Fishing hours are summed over rig type, country, and through the year to get cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer.

2013 Global Fishing Hours (hours/square kilometer)

This layer shows cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer for the year 2014. Fishing hours are summed over rig type, country, and through the year to get cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer.

2014 Global Fishing Hours (hours/square kilometer)

This layer shows cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer for the year 2012. Fishing hours are summed over rig type, country, and through the year to get cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer.

2012 Global Fishing Hours (hours/square kilometer)

This layer shows cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer for the year 2016. Fishing hours are summed over rig type, country, and through the year to get cumulative annual global fishing effort per square kilometer.

2016 Global Fishing Hours (hours/square kilometer)

Daily detections of locations of lit boats identified by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument.

2012 Global Fishing Hours (hours/square kilometer)

Boat Detections (Latest day)

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