Global Fishing Watch (BYOK)

Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: your own Global Fishing Watch Global Fishing Watch API access token, sent in the X-Upstream-Key header of every request (never stored, logged or cached)
• Health: https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/byok-globalfishingwatch · agent@connectorbay.com

What Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) is for

Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own Global Fishing Watch data through the Global Fishing Watch API with a key you supply (Global Fishing Watch API access token). Read-only: 5 tools (search_vessels, get_vessel, list_events, get_event, get_fishing_effort_stats). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to gateway.api.globalfishingwatch.org. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Global Fishing Watch. Global Fishing Watch and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Ask your assistant things like:

• "Find the vessel with MMSI 211307720 in Global Fishing Watch"
• "Show the identity details of vessel 9e075a986-6162-fe6e-b25e-81188438a00c"
• "Show fishing events of vessel 9b3e9019d-d67f-005a-9593-b66b997559e5 in March 2017"
• "Show details of event a6e00481737d3e2c9903e1f565c51143"
• "How many fishing activity hours did Global Fishing Watch record from January to March 2021?"

What it does

• search_vessels: Search vessels by free text (MMSI, IMO, call sign, name) or an advanced where expression; returns AIS and registry identity records (flag, name, IDs, gear, length).
• get_vessel: Get the identity of one vessel by its Global Fishing Watch vessel id: AIS self-reported and registry records, gear and ownership data where available.
• list_events: List vessel events (fishing, encounters, loitering, port visits, AIS gaps) for a vessel and period from an events dataset, paginated.
• get_event: Get one event by id with its position, time span, distances, regions and vessel details.
• get_fishing_effort_stats: Get worldwide fishing-effort statistics for a date range: number of vessel ids, flags and activity hours with the bounding box.

BYOK key

You bring your own Global Fishing Watch Global Fishing Watch API access token (https://globalfishingwatch.org/our-apis/tokens). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with each request. ConnectorBay uses it for that one call only: it is never stored, logged or cached, never shown in an answer, and it is only sent to gateway.api.globalfishingwatch.org over https, with no redirects followed. Create a key with the fewest permissions the tools need (read-only if the provider offers it), and revoke it at the provider whenever you like.

Data sources

• https://globalfishingwatch.org/our-apis/documentation/docs/v3/vessels (the API this connector calls, with a BYOK key)

Live from the Global Fishing Watch API (gateway.api.globalfishingwatch.org) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://globalfishingwatch.org/our-apis/documentation/docs/v3/vessels. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

What it is not

Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Global Fishing Watch. Global Fishing Watch and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with. It is read-only: it never creates, changes, sends or deletes anything in your Global Fishing Watch account.

Built for: Worldwide. Languages: English.

Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 October 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) is. Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that an AI assistant calls on your behalf to read your own Global Fishing Watch data: Search vessel identities, fishing and port events and fishing-effort statistics from the Global Fishing Watch API with your own API token. You bring your own Global Fishing Watch Global Fishing Watch API access token; the assistant sends it to us with each request.

BYOK key. The key you supply is used to make the one Global Fishing Watch call you asked for. Our application does not store it, write it to a log, put it in a cache, or share it. It is sent only to gateway.api.globalfishingwatch.org, over https, and is removed from any text we return to you or your assistant. We do not follow redirects with your key. If Global Fishing Watch rejects it, we say so without repeating it.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call, the BYOK key (for that call only), the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant) and standard server logs. What Global Fishing Watch receives. The request we make on your behalf, including the key and the arguments, under Global Fishing Watch's own terms and privacy policy. Global Fishing Watch acts at your direction and is the only recipient of the data of your request besides our hosting provider.

What we return. The answer Global Fishing Watch gives for your request, trimmed to the fields the tool documents. We do not keep it: it is returned to your assistant and not stored, cached or used to train anything.

What we do not do. We do not build a profile, sell or share personal information, or keep your Global Fishing Watch data. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting access logs (IP addresses, request paths and status codes) are kept for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention; our application adds no request headers or bodies to them.

Sub-processors. Global Fishing Watch (the API you call with a BYOK key, at your direction). Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Your rights. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. Revoke your key at Global Fishing Watch at any time to end all access.

Children. Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant, under Global Fishing Watch's own age rules.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 October 2026. These terms govern use of the Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) provides: Search vessel identities, fishing and port events and fishing-effort statistics from the Global Fishing Watch API with your own API token. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP, and is read-only.
2. Your own key, your own account. You must use your own Global Fishing Watch credentials and only access data you are allowed to access. Global Fishing Watch's terms apply to your use of Global Fishing Watch; you are responsible for complying with them, including any rate limits and permitted uses. Do not share a key you do not own.
3. Independent. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Global Fishing Watch. Global Fishing Watch and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.
4. No advice, no guarantees. Output is the data Global Fishing Watch returns, lightly trimmed; it may be incomplete, delayed or changed by Global Fishing Watch. Check important facts at the source.
5. Read-only. The Service does not create, change, send or delete anything in your Global Fishing Watch account.
6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome. Do not use the Service to access data you are not entitled to, to circumvent Global Fishing Watch's controls, or to attack any system.
7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time; Global Fishing Watch may change or end its API at any time.
8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: the BYOK key is used for the one call and not stored or logged.
9. Pro keys. Optional ConnectorBay Pro API keys are issued at our discretion and are separate from your Global Fishing Watch key.
10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service, including any action Global Fishing Watch takes on your account. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/byok-globalfishingwatch

Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://byok-globalfishingwatch.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Global Fishing Watch (BYOK) never asks for them.