Coast Guard Cutter Aspen in Homer Alaska

Kachemak Bay Maritime Statistics

A data-driven look at the maritime pulse of Kachemak Bay — every signal, every vessel, every visit.

Homer Ships At a Glance

Tracking since June 8, 2025

22.1M
AIS Messages
520
Unique Vessels
18,214
Area Visits
41
Active (24h)
182
Active (30d)
15
Monitored Zones

Daily Throughput

49,335
Average messages per day
98,144
Busiest single day
Sep 9, 2025
Peak traffic date

Fleet Composition

Fishing
134
Pleasure Craft
46
Tanker
42
Cargo
23
Passenger
16
Towing
15
Sailing
13
Tug
10
Towing (Large)
9
Search & Rescue
8
Pilot Vessel
6
Law Enforcement
5
Dredging
3
Port Tender
3
Anti-pollution
2
Military
1
Diving Ops
1

Flag States

US
US
251
USA
USA
18
MH
MH
18
PA
PA
5
NO
NO
5
LR
LR
4
FR
FR
3
BS
BS
2
NL
NL
2
MT
MT
2

Traffic by Zone

Total recorded visits across 15 monitored areas in Kachemak Bay

Inner Kachemak Bay Main Basin

3,502
100.0% of peak zone

Outer Kachemak Bay / Entrance

2,428
69.3% of peak zone

Homer Spit Side Ship Anchorage

1,851
52.9% of peak zone

Seldovia & Jakolof Approach

1,593
45.5% of peak zone

Off end of Homer Spit

1,441
41.1% of peak zone

Cook Inlet South/West

1,155
33.0% of peak zone

Cook Inlet North

513
14.6% of peak zone

Inner Bay South Shore (Sadie/Tutka)

380
10.9% of peak zone

Halibut Cove area

112
3.2% of peak zone

Upper Kachemak Bay

112
3.2% of peak zone

Most Active Vessels

Top 10 vessels by total zone visits — the workhorses of Kachemak Bay

# Vessel Visits
1 TUSTUMENA 795
2 KACHEMAK VOYAGER 646
3 DISCOVERY 392
4 KATMAI 364
5 PERSEVERANCE 331
6 ANN T CHERAMIE 301
7 AVEOGAN 297
8 POLAR BEAR 279
9 ENDEAVOR 259
10 EDGECUMBE 237

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