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