Global Fishing Watch API
Examples4Wings Stats

Get worldwide stats for a time period with gear type filter

Example 4Wings statistics request for worldwide apparent fishing effort over a time period, filtered by gear type.

Query parameters

ParameterValueDescription
datasets[0]public-global-fishing-effort:latestAIS apparent fishing effort dataset
fieldsFLAGS,VESSEL-IDS,ACTIVITY-HOURSFields to include in the response
date-range2022-10-22,2023-01-22Filter to this time period
filters[0]geartype in ("tuna_purse_seines","driftnets")Filter by gear type

Request

# Make sure to replace [TOKEN] with your API Access Token.
curl --location -g --request GET 'https://gateway.api.globalfishingwatch.org/v3/4wings/stats/?datasets[0]=public-global-fishing-effort:latest&fields=FLAGS,VESSEL-IDS,ACTIVITY-HOURS&date-range=2022-10-22,2023-01-22&filters[0]=geartype%20in%20(%22tuna_purse_seines%22,%22driftnets%22)' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}'

Response

[
  {
    "activityHours": 90972.49606000002,
    "flags": 62,
    "maxLat": null,
    "maxLon": null,
    "minLat": null,
    "minLon": null,
    "vesselIds": 592
  }
]