Mapping EU fishing activities using ship tracking data Michele Vespe Maurizio Gibin Alfredo Alessandrini Fabrizio Natale Fabio Mazzarella Giacomo C. Osio 10.6084/m9.figshare.3468206.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Mapping_EU_fishing_activities_using_ship_tracking_data/3468206 <p>Information and understanding of fishing activities at sea are fundamental components of marine knowledge and maritime situational awareness. Such information is important to fisheries science, public authorities and policy-makers. In this paper we introduce a first map at European scale of EU fishing activities extracted using Automatic Identification System ship tracking data. The resulting map is a density of points that identify fishing activities. A measure of the reliability of such information is also presented as a map of coverage reception capabilities.</p> 2016-06-30 14:11:52 Fishing activity AIS vessel behaviour AIS coverage