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FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels

Vessel identity information as made available through FAO's Global Record information system. Programmatic bulk-export terms and update cadence are not fully stated on the information-system page checked on 2026-11-05.

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Signal Scoredraft model
81
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
3 source links checked
15
Freshness
verified 2026-11-05
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage
13

// Terms and limits

Access
none
Free tier
Public information-system hub / application launch. No free bulk redistribution API documented on the checked pages.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
FAO Terms and Conditions say most website content may be copied for private study and non-commercial products or services with acknowledgement of FAO as source and copyright holder, while translation/adaptation rights and resale/other commercial use require a licence request. Statistical databases may fall under FAO's Open Data Licensing Policy separately. Signal Lab links to the Global Record pages rather than redistributing the record.
Attribution
No attribution requirement recorded.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-05

  1. 01www.fao.org/global-record/information-system/en/
  2. 02www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/
  3. 03www.fao.org/global-record/en/

// Good for

osintmaritimefishingvessel-identityfao

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "fao-global-record-fishing-vessels"
    }
  }
}
Reply · selected fields
{
  "name": "FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels",
  "slug": "fao-global-record-fishing-vessels",
  "domain": "OSINT",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-05",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://www.fao.org/global-record/information-system/en/",
    "https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/",
    "https://www.fao.org/global-record/en/"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "osint",
    "maritime",
    "fishing",
    "vessel-identity",
    "fao"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://www.fao.org/global-record/information-system/en/"
}

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