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Vessel identity

gfw_vessel_info()
Base function to get vessel information from API and convert response to tibble

AIS-based vessel presence and apparent fishing hours (formerly apparent fishing effort)

gfw_ais_presence()
Retrieve vessel presence from AIS data and convert response to tibble
gfw_ais_fishing_hours()
Retrieve apparent fishing hours derived from AIS data and convert response to tibble
gfw_last_report()
Base function to get status of last report generated

Events

AIS-based events: port visits, AIS disabling (‘gaps’), encounter and loitering events

gfw_event()
Get events from API and convert response to tibble
gfw_event_stats()
Get events stats from API and convert response to tibble

SAR-based vessel detections

gfw_sar_vessel_detections()
Retrieve vessel presence detected using SAR and convert response to tibble

Auxiliary functions

gfw_auth()
Get user API token from .Renviron
gfw_region_id()
Function to pull region code using region name and viceversa
gfw_regions()
List of available regions in Global Fishing Watch platforms, EEZs, MPAs, and RFMOs

Datasets

gfw_marine_regions
Simplified Marine Regions v12 dataset (previously marine_regions)
gfw_test_shape
A sample shapefile (previously test_shape)