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After Sun Flower 7: Analysing fishing activity of South Korean-owned carriers in the Western Central Pacific

June 24, 2024

Over the last two years, carrier fishing activity in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has been a topic of discussion regarding the violation of fish aggregating device (FAD) use during closure period...

Caulerpa seaweed in Aotea Great Barrier Island

September 25, 2023

This work shows that the comprehensive maritime vessel data coupled with key biological factors produce an adaptive tool to guide targeted and cost-effective management of marine invasive species risk. With this work, Starboard...

Combining vessel authorisations, vessel information, and vessel positions for port state measures

July 25, 2023

When fishing vessels, flagged to distant water fishing nations, operate far from their home jurisdiction and visit foreign ports for landing or transshipment, effective implementation of PSMs can be a challenge. Multilateral...

The journey of IUU risk indicators from red flags to real-time response

April 3, 2023

Megan is an analyst at the National Intelligence Unit of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), and her day-to-day role is to uncover the patterns and behaviours of vessels that display risk factors that are...

Opening the hold doors: a look at how surveillance can effectively reduce IUU fishing

March 20, 2023

The three-letter acronym IUU holds a web of complexity and this was discussed during the IUU fishing surveillance panel at the Economist Impact 2nd World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific. Panel members and presenters included...

Satellite dark vessel detection for maritime domain awareness

November 12, 2022

The detection of vessels at sea that are not self-reporting their position using automated geolocation systems, i.e., dark vessels, poses a particular challenge to maritime domain awareness. Satellites have a unique advantage...

Supporting biosecurity activity at the maritime border through complex queries and analysis of vessel histories

November 9, 2022

Knowing when vessels are arriving can help teams to allow time and plan for these additional inspections. All vessels arriving to Aotearoa New Zealand need to let authorities know at least 48 hours before they arrive. They also...

Anomalous movements on a global scale

September 8, 2022

Amongst the millions of ship positions, how can we find movements that are not normal? How can we find anomalous movements leading to the discovery of vessels that might be noteworthy and need further...

Arming research analysts with hidden clues to their maritime domain

September 2, 2022

Sabina is midway through an investigation of a recent Chinese vessel, LU RONG YUAN YU 606, that has been detained for allegedly squid jigging in the Uruguayan exclusive economic zone (EEZ). When we interview her she describes...