External APIs & Services
This website combines multiple public data sources and services to provide accurate fishing-related information for the Bergen area in Norway. All external data is cached to ensure performance and reduce API usage.
| API / Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Stormglass API | Provides tide extremes (high and low tides) used to determine optimal fishing times. |
| Open-Meteo API | Supplies current weather conditions and a 5-day weather forecast for Bergen. |
| Open-Meteo Marine API | Provides sea surface temperature and short-term temperature trends. |
| Sunrise-Sunset API | Used to calculate sunrise and sunset times for daylight-based fishing recommendations. |
| Fiskeridirektoratet (ArcGIS Services) | Official Norwegian fisheries data showing local spawning and fishing hotspot areas around Bergen, delivered as GeoJSON. |
| OpenAI API | Generates daily fishing recommendations and detailed fish species descriptions. |
Analytics & Usage Tracking
This website uses Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use the site and to improve content and functionality.
- Anonymous usage statistics (page views, visit duration)
- General device and browser information
- Approximate location (country / region level)
No personally identifiable information is intentionally collected. IP addresses may be processed in anonymized form according to Google Analytics configuration.
Legal Information
This website is operated by:
Name: Olaf Brehmer
Location: Bergen, Norway
Email: info@olifani.eu
This is a private, non-governmental website.
All external data is processed automatically and cached locally. No personal user data is sent to any third-party service.