Globalfishingwatch.org - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
96% 
Page quality
87% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
40% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.40 s
File size
337.90 kB
Words
643
Media files
8
Number of links
104 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Transparency for a Sustainable Ocean | Global Fishing Watch
The length of the page title is perfect. (551 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Sustainable ocean through increased transparency: we create map visualizations, data and analysis to enable scientific research and transform ocean management
The meta description is too long: 1007 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://globalfishingwatch.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionSustainable ocean through increased transparency: we create map visualizations, data and analysis to enable scientific research and transform ocean management
generatorWP Rocket 3.19.2.1
msapplication-TileImagehttps://globalfishingwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-gfwisologo512x512-1-1-270x270.png
article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/GlobalFishingWatch/
article:modified_time2025-07-10T19:43:12+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@GlobalFishWatch
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome
og:descriptionSustainable ocean through increased transparency: we create map visualizations, data and analysis to enable scientific research and transform ocean management
og:urlhttps://globalfishingwatch.org/
og:site_nameGlobal Fishing Watch
og:imagehttps://globalfishingwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/AI_breakthrough_s2.webp
charsetUTF-8

Automatically check globalfishingwatch.org including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 26 words is high.
This page contains 643 words. That's ok.
28.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...content/uploads/GFW-primary-logo-1-1.pngLogo for Global Fishing Watch featuring an abstract fish symbol in red and blue to the left of the organization name written in dark gray text.
data:[...] Base64Aerial view of swirling blue patterns resembling ocean waves or clouds, with several thin white contrails crossing through the center.
...ent/uploads/homepage_nature_scrolly.webpVisualization of Earth showing glowing yellow lines representing human industrial activity at sea, highlighting data mapped from satellite imagery and GPS tracking.
/wp-content/uploads/vv_homepage.webpMap of Africa, Asia, and Australia with red lines and blue-yellow markers showing routes across Indian and Pacific Oceans.
data:[...] Base64Illustration of the global fishing watch map on a laptop screen
data:[...] Base64An AI Breakthrough in Ocean Monitoring: Satellite Imagery Provides an Unprecedented View of Global Vessel Activity
data:[...] Base64Why Knowing Who Owns What Matters: OECD’s New IUU Fishing Recommendation
data:[...] Base64In New Pact, Gabon and Global Fishing Watch Vow to Ramp Up Fight Against Illegal Fishing

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Revolutionizing Ocean Monitoring and Analysis
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 30 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Revolutionizing Ocean Monitoring and Analysis
H2 What we do
H2 Science
H2 Highlights
H2 Tools
H2 Data
H2 Help
H2 Who we are
H2 Leadership
H2 Team
H2 Reporting
H2 What we do Duplicate text
H2 Science Duplicate text
H2 Highlights Duplicate text
H2 Tools Duplicate text
H2 Data Duplicate text
H2 Help Duplicate text
H2 Who we are Duplicate text
H2 Leadership Duplicate text
H2 Team Duplicate text
H2 Reporting Duplicate text
H2 An AI Breakthrough in Ocean Monitoring
H2 Mapping Human Activity at Sea From Space
H2 Vessel Viewer
H2 What we do Duplicate text
H2 Transparency
H2 Research
H2 Technology
H2 Stay Informed
H3 Latest News
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 6 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://globalfishingwatch.org/Anchor Skip to content
A-TITLE Skip to content
https://globalfishingwatch.org/IMG-ALT Logo for Global Fishing Watch featuring an abstract fish symbol in red and blue to the left of the organization name written in dark gray text.
/biodiversity/Biodiversity
/country-outreach/Country Outreach
/global-ocean-mapping/Global Ocean Mapping
/international-policy/International Policy
/open-ocean-project/Open Ocean Project
/transparency/Transparency
/research-projects/Projects
/publications/Publications
/research/Research
/success-stories/Success Stories
/joint-analytical-cell/Joint Analytical Cell
/our-global-footprint/Our Global Footprint
/our-platform/Our Platform
/our-map/Map
/marine-manager-portal/Marine Manager
/carrier-vessel-portal/Carrier Vessels
/vessel-viewer-tool/Vessel Viewer
/our-apis/Our APIs
/datasets-and-code/Datasets & Code
/help-faqs/FAQs
/platform-and-data-updates/Platform and Data Updates
/tutorials/Tutorials
/user-guide/User Guide
/mediacenter/Media Center
A-TITLE Media Center
/stories-and-updates/Stories & Updates
A-TITLE Stories & Updates
/2030-strategy/2030 Strategy
/a-vision-for-our-global-ocean/Our Mission
/our-approach/Our Approach
/careers/Careers
/leadership/Board of Directors
/executive-team/Executive Team
/experts/Experts
/annual-reports/Annual Reports
/financials/Financials
https://globalfishingwatch.org/ENGLISH
A-TITLE <span class="wpml-ls-native" lang="en">ENGLISH</span>
/es/ESPAÑOL
A-TITLE <span class="wpml-ls-native" lang="es">ESPAÑOL</span>
/biodiversity/Text duplicate Biodiversity
/country-outreach/Text duplicate Country Outreach
/global-ocean-mapping/Text duplicate Global Ocean Mapping
/international-policy/Text duplicate International Policy
/open-ocean-project/Text duplicate Open Ocean Project
/transparency/Text duplicate Transparency
/research-projects/Text duplicate Projects
/publications/Text duplicate Publications
/research/Text duplicate Research
/success-stories/Text duplicate Success Stories
/joint-analytical-cell/Text duplicate Joint Analytical Cell
/our-global-footprint/Text duplicate Our Global Footprint
/our-platform/Text duplicate Our Platform
/our-map/Text duplicate Map
/marine-manager-portal/Text duplicate Marine Manager
/carrier-vessel-portal/Text duplicate Carrier Vessels
/vessel-viewer-tool/Text duplicate Vessel Viewer
/our-apis/Text duplicate Our APIs
/datasets-and-code/Text duplicate Datasets & Code
/help-faqs/Text duplicate FAQs
/platform-and-data-updates/Text duplicate Platform and Data Updates
/tutorials/Text duplicate Tutorials
/user-guide/Text duplicate User Guide
/mediacenter/Text duplicate Media Center
A-TITLE Media Center
/stories-and-updates/Text duplicate Stories & Updates
A-TITLE Stories & Updates
/2030-strategy/Text duplicate 2030 Strategy
/a-vision-for-our-global-ocean/Text duplicate Our Mission
/our-approach/Text duplicate Our Approach
/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/leadership/Text duplicate Board of Directors
/executive-team/Text duplicate Executive Team
/experts/Text duplicate Experts
/annual-reports/Text duplicate Annual Reports
/financials/Text duplicate Financials
https://globalfishingwatch.org/Text duplicate ENGLISH
A-TITLE <span class="wpml-ls-native" lang="en">ENGLISH</span>
/es/Text duplicate ESPAÑOL
A-TITLE <span class="wpml-ls-native" lang="es">ESPAÑOL</span>
https://globalfishingwatch.org/Anchor No Text
/our-map/Explore Map
/mapSubdomain GO TO THE MAP
/article/ai-breakthrough-ocean...An AI Breakthrough in Ocean Monitoring Optical satellite imagery and AI provide 30 percent more global coverage for detecting human activity at sea. Learn more
IMG-ALT Aerial view of swirling blue patterns resembling ocean waves or clouds, with several thin white contrails crossing through the center.
/mapping-human-activity-at-sea...Mapping Human Activity at Sea From Space Satellite imagery, vessel GPS data and machine learning are used to analyze millions of gigabytes of data to provide...
IMG-ALT Visualization of Earth showing glowing yellow lines representing human industrial activity at sea, highlighting data mapped from satellite imagery and GPS tr...
/vessel-viewer-tool/Vessel Viewer Empowering users with information to combat IUU fishing while promoting regional cooperation and data transparency, Vessel Viewer provides inno...
IMG-ALT Map of Africa, Asia, and Australia with red lines and blue-yellow markers showing routes across Indian and Pacific Oceans.
/about-us/Learn More
/article/ai-breakthrough-ocean...No Text
/article/ai-breakthrough-ocean...An AI Breakthrough in Ocean Monitoring: Satellite Imagery Provides an Unprecedented View of Global Vessel Activity
/article/why-knowing-who-owns-...No Text
/article/why-knowing-who-owns-...Why Knowing Who Owns What Matters: OECD’s New IUU Fishing Recommendation
/press-release/in-new-pact-gab...No Text
/press-release/in-new-pact-gab...In New Pact, Gabon and Global Fishing Watch Vow to Ramp Up Fight Against Illegal Fishing
/transparency/Text duplicate Learn More
/research/Text duplicate Learn More
/our-technology/Text duplicate Learn More
/map/Explore Our Map
/terms-of-use/Terms of Use
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://www.facebook.com/Globa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/GlobalFish...New window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/glob...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://bsky.app/profile/globa...New window External No Text
/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/support-us/Support Us
/contact-us/Contact Us
/terms-of-use/Text duplicate Terms of Use
/privacy-policy/Text duplicate Privacy Policy
/cookie-policy/Cookie Policy
/sitemap/Sitemap
/?swp_form[form_id]=1&swps=Fis...Fishing Map
/?swp_form[form_id]=1&swps=Wha...What is AIS?
/?swp_form[form_id]=1&swps=Wha...What is a loitering event?
/?swp_form[form_id]=1&swps=Wha...What is VMS?

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://globalfishingwatch.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.40 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (338 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateMon, 28 Jul 2025 05:08:23 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-litespeed-cachemiss
servercloudflare
x-turbo-charged-byLiteSpeed
via1.1 google
expiresMon, 28 Jul 2025 05:08:22 GMT
cache-controlno-cache, must-revalidate
last-modifiedMon, 28 Jul 2025 02:15:54 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding,,Accept-Encoding
age0
x-client-geo-locationFR,Paris
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
content-encodingbr
cf-ray9661dbba4a686cc8-CDG
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 951 referring domains.
This page has 2,816 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 708 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://globalfishingwatch.org/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK

Search preview

globalfishingwatch.org
Transparency for a Sustainable Ocean | Global Fishing Watch
Sustainable ocean through increased transparency: we create map visualizations, data and analysis to enable scientific research and transform ocean management

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Ocean79%Check
Global Ocean71%Check
Sustainable Ocean70%Check
Ocean Monitoring68%Check
Transparency62%Check
Analysis62%Check
Global Fishing Watch61%Check
Global60%Check
fishing60%Check
Watch60%Check

Automatically check globalfishingwatch.org including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See the following links for more information.

We need these so the site can function properly

So we can better understand how visitors use our website

So we can serve you tailored ads and promotions