Agency: Global Fishing Watch

Data time period: 2012-2020

Geographic scale: Global

Global Fishing Watch has processed terabytes of data to produce an interactive map of fishing activity and a series of datasets that can accelerate research and innovation in ocean management. The map offers a way to see the tracks of commercial fishing vessels at sea in near real-time. Using freely accessible map, anyone is able to view marine traffic and fishing activity, analyze historical data dating to 2012, upload their datasets to deepen and broaden their analyses, and save and share their work.

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Agency: FAO

Data time period: -

Geographic scale: Global

Geo-referenced dynamic distribution maps with possibility to zoom to selected areas of interest. Using a GIS approach, maps of distribution of a large number of aquatic species are accurately reproduced and disseminated. Geographic terms and habitat descriptions were extracted from the FAO Catalogues of Species and combined with global databases from authoritative sources. 

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Agency: WRI

Data time period: -

Geographic scale: Global

Resource Watch a dynamic platform that leverages technology, data, and human networks to bring transparency about the planet right now. It features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more. There is specific dashboard for ocean, which contains information about the current state of the oceans over the world. 

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Agency: MarineTraffic

Data time period: -

Geographic scale: Global

The Website provides information about current geographical positions of ships as well as other related information, whenever available, such as ships’ details, their destination, estimated time of arrival, photographs, port traffic statistics, weather conditions, points of interest, etc.

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Agency: Mapping Ocean Ecosystem Services. The Nature Conservancy

Data time period: - 

Geographic scale: Global

The Mapping Ocean Wealth data viewer is a live online resource for sharing understanding of the value of marine and coastal ecosystems to people. It includes global maps, regionally-specific studies, reference data, and a number of “apps” providing key data analytics. Maps and apps can be opened according to key themes or geographies. 

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Agency: Infrapedia

Data time period: -

Geographic scale: Global

Infrapedia is a crowd-sourced near real-time map of the global Internet infrastructure detailing the world's submarine and terrestrial networks in real-time. Users can add networks to the map, update listings with more accurate information and use the atlas'​ near real-time data to track outages and identify possible areas of expansion.

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Agency: U.S. Department of Energy 

Data time period: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018

Geographic scale: National. United States of America 

NREL's geospatial data science research uses geographic information systems (GIS) to produce maps, analyses, models, applications, and visualizations that inform energy planning and production, helping users apply NREL's geographic information system expertise to their own renewable energy projects. There are data available about biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, marine and hydrokinetic, solar and wind. 

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Agency: European Commission 

Data time period: 2009-2018

Geographic scale: Regional. European Union (28 countries)

The data and charts show the economic indicators used for the established sectors in the EU Blue Economy report. The six sectors include: Coastal Tourism, Marine living resources, Marine non-living resources, Port activities, Shipbuilding and repair and Maritime transport. Various filters allow for the customisation of data can in terms of sub-sector, activity, Member State, indicator (such as employment, income, spending and investment and GVA) and time period.

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Agency: The European Marine Observation and Data Network

Data time period: 2017-Current

Geographic scale: Regional. European Union

Available data are being used to create multi-resolution maps of all Europe’s seas and oceans, spanning all seven disciplinary themes: Bathymetry, geology seabed habitats, chemistry, biology, physics, and human activities. But also develop a layer of administrative units that includes 14 maps defining different frameworks regarding the maritime sector. Data is available for all European Union members.

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Agency: European Commission 

Data time period: 1995-2018

Geographic scale: Regional. European Union

The European Atlas of the Seas (hereafter ‘the Atlas’) is an easy to use and interactive web-based geographic application, providing general marine data and maritime information along with statistics on the European seas and coasts. The Atlas catalogue of maps covers various natural and socio-economic aspects and features in the marine and coastal regions of Europe.

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Agency: EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region

Data time period: 2020

Geographic scale: Region. European. Adriatic and Ionian

The EUSAIR Stakeholder Platform is conceived as a virtual place that supports a two-way "vertical" communication flow between stakeholders and EUSAIR key implementers (GB and TSGs) and vice-versa, while, on the other side, it supports a “horizontal” communication among stakeholders (e.g. an on-line forum).

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Agency: FAO

Data time period: 2020

Geographic scale: Mediterranean and Black Sea Region

The GFCM has developed a new interactive online tool to map initiatives and projects addressing small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea region, in collaboration with partner organizations Friends of SSF: the WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative , the Black Sea Advisory Council (BlSAC), CIHEAM-Bari, Low Impact Fishermen of Europe (LIFE) and the Mediterranean Advisory Council (MEDAC).

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Agency: Center for the Blue Economy (Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey)

Data time period: 1990- Current

Geographic scale: National. United States of America

The NOEP research program compiles information about economic and social patterns in the coast and coastal oceans. Researchers, primarily economists, policy analysts, and computers scientists, identify, collect and formulate primary and secondary source information, then analyse and interpret it. This information undergoes a rigorous review process for accuracy and utility and is delivered in a range of formats through a publicly available, Web-based information system. Additional products such as state summaries, customized trends analyses, and forecasting are provided at a negotiated fee. This online tool provides datasets useful to analysis and future visualisation. It develops a wide open aspects of maritime economy and blue growth initiatives for the United States territory.

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