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

13.7M
AIS Messages
232
Unique Vessels
7,564
Area Visits
21
Active (24h)
70
Active (30d)
15
Monitored Zones

Daily Throughput

51,538
Average messages per day
98,144
Busiest single day
Sep 9, 2025
Peak traffic date

Fleet Composition

Fishing
79
Tanker
33
Pleasure Craft
22
Cargo
14
Towing
12
Passenger
9
Sailing
8
Tug
7
Search & Rescue
7
Towing (Large)
6
Pilot Vessel
4
Law Enforcement
4
Dredging
3
Anti-pollution
2
Military
1
Diving Ops
1

Flag States

US
US
183
MH
MH
18
PA
PA
4
NO
NO
3
LR
LR
3
FR
FR
3
NL
NL
2
HK
HK
2
BS
BS
2
SG
SG
1

Traffic by Zone

Total recorded visits across 15 monitored areas in Kachemak Bay

Inner Kachemak Bay Main Basin

2,177
100.0% of peak zone

Outer Kachemak Bay / Entrance

1,564
71.8% of peak zone

Homer Spit Side Ship Anchorage

901
41.4% of peak zone

Off end of Homer Spit

824
37.9% of peak zone

Seldovia & Jakolof Approach

793
36.4% of peak zone

Cook Inlet South/West

732
33.6% of peak zone

Cook Inlet North

267
12.3% of peak zone

Inner Bay South Shore (Sadie/Tutka)

149
6.8% of peak zone

Upper Kachemak Bay

85
3.9% of peak zone

Halibut Cove area

72
3.3% of peak zone

Most Active Vessels

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

# Vessel Visits
1 TUSTUMENA 559
2 KACHEMAK VOYAGER 523
3 ANN T CHERAMIE 250
4 KATMAI 239
5 AVEOGAN 231
6 EDGECUMBE 180
7 PERSEVERANCE 150
8 POLAR BEAR 148
9 MIDNIGHT SUN 121
10 Amber Dawn 118

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