Persistence Surveillance Objectives Protect U.S. resources, including fisheries, habitats and protected species Monitor the state of ocean resources Combine existing technologies in a novel, scalable, cost-effective configurations Provide persistent surveillance

Persistence Surveillance Concept Combines existing capabilities including: – Satellites – Vessel reporting systems (AIS and VMS) – Air and surface patrols – Over-the-horizon radars – Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Merges two existing capabilities in a new way: – Autonomous surface platform (Wave Glider) – Passive acoustic Ultra-short Baseline (USBL)

Persistence Surveillance Interested Partners Federal Agencies – United States Coast Guard/Dept. of Homeland Security – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Non-governmental Organizations – Google, Marine Conservation Institute, Sylvia Earle, WildAid Private Industry – Liquid Robotics, Teledyne Benthos Academia – University of Hawaii – CIMEES Center for Island Maritime Extreme Environmental Security and Stevens Institute of Technology National Center for Secure and Resilient (CSR) Maritime Commerce

Persistent Surveillance Design – Two Phases Phase I: Proof-of-concept for integrated Wave Glider and USBL technologies – Engineering integration to produce WG/USBL units – Multiple, iterative deployments with three units in 2013 ranging in duration from hours to days – Acoustic algorithm development – Enhancement of USBL firmware based on acoustic data analysis – Field trials with USCG and vessels of opportunity – Integration of WG/USBL data with other relevant datasets (AIS, VMS, HF radar, satellite)

Persistent Surveillance Phase II Phase II: Demonstration Project – 2014 earliest target deployment for 6-12 months – Objective – Demonstrate threat assessment capabilities of system presence and behavioral characteristics of vessels persistent monitoring – Additional units - up to 9 WG, USCG airborne assets – Considered Site: Marianas Archipelago recommended at 2/2012 Workshop Remote ocean area of international interest Feasible staging from Guam - relatively close to bases/infrastructure Other areas can be considered