Global fisheries landings data from agencies like FAO/UN, CCAMLR, NAFO, and ICES are mapped to 30-minute spatial cells based on species range and fleet access. The dataset separates industrial and non-industrial fishing, associates catches with gear types, and includes estimates of illegal, unreported, unallocated, and discarded catch. Version 4.0, hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, incorporates satellite AIS and tuna management data for greater spatial precision.
Use Cases
- Modeling the spatial footprint of fishing pressure based on mapped 30-minute cell landings.
- Assessing the climate vulnerability of fisheries and associated food security based on geospatial catch data.
- Estimating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing impacts based on included estimates.
- Analyzing the environmental impact of different fishing gear types based on gear-associated catch records.
Strengths
- Data is mapped to 30-minute spatial cells, providing a geospatial component.
- Includes estimates for illegal, unreported, unallocated, and discarded catch.
- Integrates satellite AIS and tuna management organization data for greater precision.
- Separates industrial and non-industrial fishing and associates catches with gear types.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is from a future date (2026-04-18).
Provenance
- Source
- Multiple agencies including FAO/UN, CCAMLR, NAFO, ICES.
- Collection Method
- Landings data mapped to spatial cells based on species range, fleet access, and original reporting area.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-18 19:20:07.207925
- Geography
- Global