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Integrating remote sensing in fisheries control
Author(s) -
KOURTI N.,
SHEPHERD I.,
GREIDANUS H.,
ALVAREZ M.,
ARESU E.,
BAUNA T.,
CHESWORTH J.,
LEMOINE G.,
SCHWARTZ G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
fisheries management and ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1365-2400
pISSN - 0969-997X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2005.00452.x
Subject(s) - fishing , remote sensing , computer science , task (project management) , satellite , fishery , control (management) , set (abstract data type) , marine engineering , environmental science , geography , artificial intelligence , engineering , systems engineering , biology , aerospace engineering , programming language
To complement existing fishery control measures, in particular the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), a pilot operational system to find fishing vessels in satellite images was set up. Radar is the mainstay of the system, which furthermore includes fully automated image processing and communication protocols with the authorities. Different image types are used to match different fisheries – oceanic, shelf and coastal. Vessel detection rates were 75–100% depending on image type and vessel size. Output of the system, in the form of an overview of vessel positions in the area highlighting any discrepancies with otherwise reported positions, can be at the authorities within 30 min of the satellite image being taken – fast enough to task airborne inspection for follow up.