MarineTrafficmarinetraffic.com
The best-known AIS ship-tracking platform. Live vessel positions, port calls, vessel particulars and photos. Historical tracks require a paid plan.
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tools / global-fishing-watch
Global Fishing Watch
Free map of vessel activity built from AIS, satellite radar and night-light detections. Reveals fishing effort, encounters between vessels, loitering and AIS-dark ships.
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The "encounters" and "loitering" layers surface possible ship-to-ship transfers, and the SAR detection layer shows vessels that weren't broadcasting AIS.
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